subauroral

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ auroral

Adjective

subauroral (not comparable)

1. Below the aurora.
   • 2016, H. Nesse Tyssøy, M. I. Sandanger, L.-K. G. Ødegaard, J. Stadsnes, A. Aasnes, A. E. Zawedde, “Energetic electron precipitation into the middle atmosphere - Constructing the loss cone fluxes from MEPED POES”, in arXiv‎^[1]:

     We also account for the relativistic (>1000 keV) electrons contaminating the proton detector at subauroral latitudes.