Space Technology 5 multipoint observations of temporal and spatial variability of field-aligned currents

Details Space Technology 5 multipoint observations of temporal and spatial variability of field-aligned currents Space Technology 5 multipoint observations of temporal and spatial variability of field-aligned currents

Aug 2009

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009jgra..11408206l&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 114, Issue A8, CiteID A08206

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Geochemistry: Composition Of The Moon (2409), Geochemistry: Composition Of The Moon (2736), Geochemistry: Composition Of The Moon (2704), Geochemistry: Composition Of The Moon, Geochemistry: Composition Of The Moon (7954)

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Space Technology 5 (ST5) is a constellation mission consisting of three microsatellites. It provides the first multipoint magnetic field measurements in low Earth orbit, which enables us to separate spatial and temporal variations. In this paper, we present a study of the temporal variability of field-aligned currents using the ST5 data. We examine the field-aligned current observations during and after a geomagnetic storm and compare the magnetic field profiles at the three spacecraft. The multipoint data demonstrate that mesoscale current structures, commonly embedded within large-scale current sheets, are very dynamic with highly variable current density and/or polarity in ˜10 min time scales. On the other hand, the data also show that the time scales for the currents to be relatively stable are ˜1 min for mesoscale currents and ˜10 min for large-scale currents. These temporal features are very likely associated with dynamic variations of their charge carriers (mainly electrons) as they respond to the variations of the parallel electric field in auroral acceleration region. The characteristic time scales for the temporal variability of mesoscale field-aligned currents are found to be consistent with those of auroral parallel electric field.

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