Physics
Scientific paper
Apr 1981
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981jgr....86.2242h&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 86, Apr. 1, 1981, p. 2242-2260.
Physics
139
Atmospheric Electricity, Computerized Simulation, Magnetic Storms, Magnetospheric Instability, Polar Substorms, Atmospheric Models, Electric Fields, Ionospheric Disturbances, Magnetohydrodynamic Flow, Resistance Heating, Ring Currents
Scientific paper
Results of the computer simulation of the behavior of the inner magnetosphere during the substorm-type event of September 19, 1976, are discussed. The computed electric fields are found to compare satisfactorily with electric fields measured from S3-2, although there are detailed differences. The three general features on which the model and observations are in good agreement are (1) the magnitude and direction of the high-latitude electric field, (2) the degree to which the low-latitude ionosphere is shielded from the high-latitude convection electric field, and (3) the fact that the poleward electric field on the duskside is significantly larger, on the average, than the equatorward electric field on the dawnside. Simple formulas are presented that give rough estimates of global Joule heating rates from observable parameters.
Burke William J.
Chen Chun-Ku
Harel Matan
Reiff Patricia H.
Rich Frederic J.
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