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Evolvement of the Ring Current During a Magnetic Storm: TC-2 Neutral Atom Imager Observations

Shen, Chao; Liu, Zhen-Xing; Lu, Li +3 more

A series of ENA images were obtained by the NUADU instrument aboard TC-2 during a strong, long duration magnetic storm that occurred in November 2004. This paper follows the evolution of the ring current during this magnetic storm. It is shown that the southward IMF Bz component plays a key role in facilitating ion injection from the magnetotail i…