Articles | Volume 40, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-40-475-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-40-475-2022
Regular paper
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12 Jul 2022
Regular paper |  | 12 Jul 2022

Reconstruction of precipitating electrons and three-dimensional structure of a pulsating auroral patch from monochromatic auroral images obtained from multiple observation points

Mizuki Fukizawa, Takeshi Sakanoi, Yoshimasa Tanaka, Yasunobu Ogawa, Keisuke Hosokawa, Björn Gustavsson, Kirsti Kauristie, Alexander Kozlovsky, Tero Raita, Urban Brändström, and Tima Sergienko

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Interactive discussion

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  • RC1: 'Comment on angeo-2022-5', Anonymous Referee #1, 09 Mar 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Mizuki Fukizawa, 09 Mar 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on angeo-2022-5', Anonymous Referee #2, 29 Apr 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Mizuki Fukizawa, 17 May 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (17 May 2022) by Dalia Buresova
AR by Mizuki Fukizawa on behalf of the Authors (06 Jun 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (20 Jun 2022) by Dalia Buresova
AR by Mizuki Fukizawa on behalf of the Authors (24 Jun 2022)  Author's response    Manuscript
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Short summary
The pulsating auroral generation mechanism has been investigated by observing precipitating electrons using rockets or satellites. However, it is difficult for such observations to distinguish temporal changes from spatial ones. In this study, we reconstructed the horizontal 2-D distribution of precipitating electrons using only auroral images. The 3-D aurora structure was also reconstructed. We found that there were both spatial and temporal changes in the precipitating electron energy.