An electric-current model of the magnetosphere

Details An electric-current model of the magnetosphere An electric-current model of the magnetosphere

Aug 1979

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979esasp.148...15a&link_type=abstract

In ESA Magnetospheric Boundary Layers p 15-21 (SEE N80-13529 04-42)

Physics

Dynamic Models, Earth Magnetosphere, Particle Theory, Electric Dipoles, Energy Transfer, Field Theory (Physics), Geomagnetic Tail, Magnetic Circuits, Magnetic Storms, Magnetopause, Solar Wind

Scientific paper

A translation of the traditional field description of the magnetosphere into a particle (electric current) description is offered. Focus is on the energy transfer from the solar wind. The solar wind flow through the magnetic field acts as an electric generator. Its power is transferred to the magnetosphere through four main circuits. These are the magnetopause circuit, the solar wind/auroral circuit, the tail circuit, and the front circuit. A fifth circuit, the substorm circuit, is also very often energized. When the tail circuit flares, the current is partly redirected over the auroral zone, flowing in what is called the 'substorm circuit'.

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