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oa Temporal and Spectral Analysis of Electron Precipitation Events in South Atlantic NTIC Anomaly (SAA)
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, 5th International Congress of the Brazilian Geophysical Society, Nov 1997, cp-299-00354
Abstract
To monitor electron precipitation events in the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) region, a stratospheric balloon experiment with an xray payload was conducted on December 20, 1994 at Cachoeira Paulista, SP. In the SAA region where the Earth's surface magnetic field is the lowest, electrons situated near the inner edge of the inner radiation belt dip into the atmosphere in their eastward drift and produce x-rays.