Incorporation of Electromagnetic Ion cyclotron waveinto Radiation Belt environment model

  • Kang, Suk-Bin (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)) ;
  • Choi, Eunjin (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)) ;
  • Hwang, Junga (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI)) ;
  • Kim, Kyung-Chan (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI)) ;
  • Lee, Jaejin (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI)) ;
  • Fok, Mei-ching (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) ;
  • Min, Kyoungwook (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)) ;
  • Choi, Cheongrim (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)) ;
  • Park, Young-Deuk (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI))
  • Published : 2012.10.17

Abstract

Radiation Belt Environment (RBE) model has developed to understand radiation belt dynamics as it considers whistler mode hiss and chorus waves which is responsible for relativistic electron acceleration and precipitation. Recently, many studies on electron loss by pitch-angle scattering have reported that elctromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) wave is also responsible for main loss mechanism in dusk and equatorial regeion. Here, we attempt to incorporate EMIC into RBE model simulation code to understand more detailed physical dynamics in Radiation belt environemnt. We compare this developed model to data during storm events where both of electron loss and EMIC waves were detected.

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