Gledhill, J.A., Aeronomic Effects of the South Atlantic Anomaly, Reviews of Geophysics and Space Physics, 14, 173-187, 1976.

Abstract

Experimental and theoreical values for precipitated electron and proton fluxes in the area of the South Atlantic geomagnetic anomaly are reviewed. Observations of airflow which have been reported in the literature suggest that there is no enhancement in the Brazilian region, though there may be some in the southeastern part of the Atlantic area. There is evidence from various types of observations that the electron density in the ionosphere is greater over the South Atlantic than at comparable places elsewhere, especially during magnetic disturbances, and similarly the ion density shows the enhanced values. Electron and neutral temperatures may also be higher than normal in the anomalous region. Observations are required in all these fields, coordinated with particle flux measurements from rockets and satellites in the area, to confirm the reality of the effects and their relationship to particle precipitation.

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