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The characteristics of EMIC waves observed by the Van Allen Probes and Arase satellites
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  • Chae-Woo Jun,
  • Yoshizumi Miyoshi,
  • Satoshi Kurita,
  • Chao Yue,
  • Jacob Bortnik,
  • Larry Lyons,
  • S Nakamura,
  • Masafumi Shoji,
  • Shun Imajo,
  • Craig Kletzing,
  • Yoshiya Kasahara,
  • Yasumasa Kasaba,
  • Shoya Matsuda,
  • Fuminori Tsuchiya,
  • Atsushi Kumamoto,
  • Ayako Matsuoka,
  • Iku Shinohara
Chae-Woo Jun
Nagoya University

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Yoshizumi Miyoshi
Nagoya University
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Satoshi Kurita
Kyoto Daigaku
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Chao Yue
Peking University
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Jacob Bortnik
University of California, Los Angeles
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Larry Lyons
AOS/UCLA, Los Angeles, USA
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S Nakamura
Nagoya University
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Masafumi Shoji
Nagoya University
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Shun Imajo
Nagoya University
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Craig Kletzing
University of Iowa, Iowa, USA
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Yoshiya Kasahara
Kanazawa University
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Yasumasa Kasaba
Tohoku University
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Shoya Matsuda
ISAS/JAXA, Tokyo, Japan
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Fuminori Tsuchiya
Tohoku University
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Atsushi Kumamoto
Tohoku University,Tohoku University
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Ayako Matsuoka
Kyoto University
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Iku Shinohara
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
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Abstract

We performed a comprehensive statistical study of electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves observed by the Van Allen Probes and Exploration of energization and Radiation in Geospace satellite (ERG/Arase). From 2017 to 2018, we identified and categorized EMIC wave events with respect to wavebands (H+ and He+ EMIC waves) and relative locations from the plasmasphere (inside and outside the plasmasphere). We found that H-band EMIC waves in the morning sector at L>8 are predominantly observed with a mixture of linear and right-handed polarity and higher wave normal angles during quiet geomagnetic conditions. Both H+ and He+ EMIC waves observed in the noon sector at L~4-6 have left-handed polarity and lower wave normal angles at |MLAT|< 20˚ during the recovery phase of a storm with moderate solar wind pressure. In the afternoon sector (12-18 MLT), He-band EMIC waves are dominantly observed with strongly enhanced wave power at L~6-8 during the storm main phase, while in the dusk sector (17-21 MLT) they have lower wave normal angles with linear polarity at L>8 during geomagnetic quiet conditions. Based on distinct characteristics at different EMIC wave occurrence regions, we suggest that EMIC waves in the magnetosphere can be generated by different free energy sources. Possible sources include the freshly injected particles from the plasma sheet, adiabatic heating by dayside magnetospheric compressions, suprathermal proton heating by magnetosonic waves, and off-equatorial sources.