Alternate Definitions for diffuse aurora

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Term: diffuse aurora
Definition:

Diffuse auroral emissions occur when plasma sheet particles are scattered from the loss cone and precipitate into the auroral zone without additional acceleration along geomagnetic field lines. Diffuse auroral precipitation, which is usually sub-visual, is a continuous process that expands equatorward when geomagnetic activity increases.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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