Polar cap potential saturation: Observations, theory, and modeling

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Mar 2007

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007jastp..69..234s&link_type=abstract

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Volume 69, Issue 3, p. 234-248.

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The polar cap potential (Φ) has long been considered an indicator for the amount of energy flowing into and through the magnetosphere ionosphere (M I) system. Studies have shown that Φ reaches an upper limit, or saturates, during geomagnetic storms where the solar wind electric field becomes increasingly large. Numerous observational, theoretical, and modeling studies of Φ have seemingly confirmed that saturation is real, however, many mechanisms for saturation have been suggested with no direct observational evidence confirming any single cause. This paper presents a review of Φ saturation from various perspectives and attempts to identify some of the outstanding issues in determining the causal mechanism of this important piece necessary to understanding the coupling between the solar wind and M I system.

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