Articles | Volume 38, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-38-491-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-38-491-2020
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08 Apr 2020
Regular paper |  | 08 Apr 2020

Estimating the fate of oxygen ion outflow from the high-altitude cusp

Patrik Krcelic, Stein Haaland, Lukas Maes, Rikard Slapak, and Audrey Schillings

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In this paper we have used Cluster EDI data in combination with the CODIF cusp dataset from Slapak et al. (2017) to obtain parallel and convection velocities for oxygen ions; 69 % of total oxygen outflow from the high-altitude cusps escapes the magnetosphere on average; 50 % escapes tailward beyond the distant X-line. The oxygen capture-versus-escape ratio is highly dependent on geomagnetic conditions. During active conditions, the majority of oxygen outflow is convected to the plasma sheet.