• Dual-Lobe Reconnection and Horse-Collar Auroras 

      Milan, Stephen Eric; Carter, Jennifer Alyson; Bower, G.E.; Imber, S.M.; Paxton, Larry J.; Anderson, Brian J.; Hairston, Marc; Hubert, Benoit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      We propose a mechanism for the formation of the horse-collar auroral configuration during periods of strongly northward interplanetary magnetic field (IMF), invoking the action of dual-lobe reconnection (DLR). Auroral ...
    • Scintillation and irregularities from the nightside part of a Sun-aligned polar cap arc 

      van der Meeren, Christer; Oksavik, Kjellmar; Lorentzen, Dag Arne; Paxton, Larry J.; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-06-18)
      In this paper we study the presence of irregularities and scintillation in relation to the nightside part of a long-lived, Sun-aligned transpolar arc on 15 January 2015. The arc was observed in DMSP UV and particle data ...