Electric fields and currents in the earth's polar caps

Electric fields and currents in the earth's polar caps

A model for solar wind flow around the magnetopause incorporating a stagnation line at the frontside magnetopause is used to derive a formula for the electric field intensity and polar cap potential drop. These relationships are compared to experimental data from polar orbiting satellites. The relat...

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Veröffentlicht in:Planetary and space science 1985-01, Vol.33 (4), p.407-414
Hauptverfasser: Pudovkin, M.I., Zaitseva, S.A., Bazhenova, T.A., Andrezen, V.G.
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Sprache:eng
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Earth, ocean, space
Electric fields
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Physics of the magnetosphere
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Zusammenfassung:A model for solar wind flow around the magnetopause incorporating a stagnation line at the frontside magnetopause is used to derive a formula for the electric field intensity and polar cap potential drop. These relationships are compared to experimental data from polar orbiting satellites. The relation between solar wind parameters and auroral arc velocity is also studied.
ISSN:0032-0633
1873-5088
DOI:10.1016/0032-0633(85)90085-6