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Source Location of the Wedge-like Dispersed Ring Current in the Morning Sector During a SubstormM. Yamauchi, H. Nilsson, R. Lundin (IRF-Kiruna), P. C:son Brandt, Y. Ebihara, I. Dandouras, H. Rème, C. Vallat, P.-A. Lindquvist, A. Balogh, and P.W. Daly What is wedge-like dispersion / What is the problem? New criterion and statistics Case study Relative spacecraft position Observation summary Dispersion analysis General context (deduced from ENA image) Summary and conclusions * XY0863 (EGU06-A-05934) 2006-4-6 / see also XY0868 in this session. Sub-keV trapped ions seen almost all satellites at around L=4-6. They are wedge-like energy-latitude dispersed as shown in both Viking data (mid-altitude) and Cluster data (equatorial plane). See Poster XY0868 by Yamauchi and Lundin in this session. Data analyses and simulation confirmed that they are drifting trapped ions (I.e., Cluster should see the same phenomena as Viking). Past analyses raised two main questions. (1) Past identification of wedge observed by Cluster was in-appropriate because the resultant distribution does not agree with the simulation or other satellites. We need to refine the criterion. (2) Past statistics suggests that the source can be in the morning sector during substorms. We need to identify the source location from event study. westward drift eastward drift Past criterion: completely isolated from 5 keV ring current. T Only (a) is identified as wedge but not (b) or (c) New criterion: isolated from 5 keV component at the wedge location, as long as wedge is extended from sub-keV. T All of (a), (b), and (c) are identified as wedge New statistics shows morning peak, which is consistent with the other statistics and simulation. (a) (b)+(c) We confirmed the morning peak, suggesting that a substantial amount of the wedge might be formed in the morning. Pitch-angle distribution suggests the ionospheric source (also consistent with morning source). We have several pos