Variation of Jupiter's Aurora Observed by Hisaki/EXCEED: 3. Volcanic Control of Jupiter's Aurora

• Published in: Geophysical research letters Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 71 - 79
• Main Authors: Tao, Chihiro, Kimura, Tomoki, Tsuchiya, Fuminori, Muirakami, Go, Yoshioka, Kazuo, Yamazaki, Atsushi, Badman, Sarah V., Misawa, Hiroaki, Kita, Hajime, Kasaba, Yasumasa, Yoshikawa, Ichiro, Fujimoto, Masaki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington John Wiley & Sons, Inc 16.01.2018
• Subjects: Acceleration; Activation; aurora; Auroral emissions; Colour; Corotation; Earth; Earth orbits; Electron acceleration; Enforcement; Hisaki; interaction; Io volcanic activity; Jupiter; Jupiter satellites; Magnetosphere; Planet detection; Planetary magnetospheres; Plasma density; Space telescopes; Temporal variations; Volcanic activity

Temporal variation of Jupiter's northern aurora during enhanced Io volcanic activity was detected using the EXCEED spectrometer on board the Hisaki Earth‐orbiting planetary space telescope. It was found that in association with reported Io volcanic events in early 2015, auroral power and estima...