Why should we? -- study the aurora

Why should we? -- study the aurora

Understand an unusual, visible, natural phenomenon

Obtain global, quantitative measurements of atmospheric phenomena

From quantitative measurements of various emission intensities and ratios of intensities:

characteristic energies of precipitating particles
energy flux globally deposited
atmospheric temperatures and composition
winds from Doppler shifts

Obtain global implications of magnetospheric activity

Monitor geospace response to solar activity

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