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Dec 1990
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990jgr....9521291k&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 95, Dec. 1, 1990, p. 21291-21295.
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Field Aligned Currents, Magnetic Storms, Polar Substorms, Polarized Electromagnetic Radiation, Convection Currents, Earth Magnetosphere, Plasma Layers, Pressure Distribution, Solar Terrestrial Interactions
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A model of the substorm current system in terms of coupled radial and azimuthal current loops is proposed. The polarization electric field is shown to be greater than the Cowling field, indicating that the net current in the radial current loop must be driven by the azimuthal pressure gradient in the central plasma sheet. The current in the radial current loop is shown to decrease or remain unchanged by an enhanced magnetospheric convection. On the other hand, the current in the azimuthal current loop is shown to increase with the enhanced convection. The decrease of the current in the radial current loop combined with the increase of the current in the azimuthal current loop associated with an enhanced magnetospheric convection can lead to the formation of the substorm current wedge which is known to occur during the expansion phase of substorms.
Akasofu Syuh-Ichi
Iijima Toru
Kan Joseph R.
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