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Radiation Belt Losses: The Long-Standing Debate Part II

Blum L. W., F. Staples, A. Y. Drozdov, A. Michael, R. Millan, W. Tu, H. Zhao, A. Ukhorskiy, X. Fu, (2025), Radiation Belt Losses: The Long-Standing Debate Part II, Earth And Space Science, 12, e2024EA004102, doi:10.1029/2024EA004102, e2024EA004102 2024EA004102

Abstract

Abstract On 21 June 2022, during the annual Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM) workshop, a panel discussion titled “Radiation Belt Loss: The Long-Standing Debate Part II” was organized by the focus group “System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics.” The panel focused on unresolved questions regarding the mechanisms driving electron loss in Earth's radiation belts, discussing topics including magnetopause shadowing, outward radial transport, and wave-particle interactions driving particle precipitation. In this commentary, we provide an overview of the outcomes of this discussion and highlight future needs to better resolve outstanding questions.

Authors (sorted by name)

Blum Drozdov Fu Michael Millan Staples Tu Ukhorskiy Zhao

Journal / Conference

Earth And Space Science

Bibtex

@article{https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EA004102,
author = {Blum, L. W. and Staples, F. and Drozdov, A. Y. and Michael, A. and Millan, R. and Tu, W. and Zhao, H. and Ukhorskiy, A. and Fu, X.},
title = {Radiation Belt Losses: The Long-Standing Debate Part II},
journal = {Earth and Space Science},
volume = {12},
number = {2},
pages = {e2024EA004102},
keywords = {radiation belts, precipitation, magnetosphere, wave particle interactions, electron loss},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EA004102},
url = {https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2024EA004102},
eprint = {https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1029/2024EA004102},
note = {e2024EA004102 2024EA004102},
abstract = {Abstract On 21 June 2022, during the annual Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM) workshop, a panel discussion titled “Radiation Belt Loss: The Long-Standing Debate Part II” was organized by the focus group “System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics.” The panel focused on unresolved questions regarding the mechanisms driving electron loss in Earth's radiation belts, discussing topics including magnetopause shadowing, outward radial transport, and wave-particle interactions driving particle precipitation. In this commentary, we provide an overview of the outcomes of this discussion and highlight future needs to better resolve outstanding questions.},
year = {2025}
}