Abstract
Progress in auroral research during the period 1983–1986 has been immense, benefiting from both an excellent heritage of theoretical work and extensive archived data sets, as well as a currently‐active system of ground and satellite‐based observing platforms and healthy interactions among theoretical groups. Scientific journals in this field have maintained the maturity, efficiency and quality needed to assure rapid and accurate dissemination of new results at an ever‐increasing pace. This review paper highlights progress by U.S. authors during 1983–1986 in the broad area of auroral research. Atmospheric emissions and their use as a tool for remote‐sensing the dynamics, energetics and effects of auroral activity is a subject which is emphasized here because of the vast progress made in this area on both observational and theoretical fronts. The evolution of primary auroral electrons, the acceleration of auroral ions, small‐scale electric fields, auroral kilometric radiation, auroral empirical models and activity indices are also reviewed. An extensive bibliography is supplied, including, for completeness, a number of relevant publications not necessarily cited in the text.
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