Does IMF B(y) induce the cusp field-aligned currents?

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Apr 1983

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983p%26ss...31..363p&link_type=abstract

Planetary and Space Science (ISSN 0032-0633), vol. 31, April 1983, p. 363-367.

Mathematics

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Cusps (Mathematics), Electric Current, Field Aligned Currents, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Ionospheric Currents, Mathematical Models, Magnetopause, Northern Hemisphere, Solar Terrestrial Interactions, Solar Wind, Southern Hemisphere

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A well established correlation exists between the IMF B(y) and the cusp field-aligned and horizontal currents (Wilhjelm et al., 1978). The northern and southern cusp currents may be parts of one large scale current system (D'Angelo, 1980) flowing mainly at the magnetopause and driven by the z-component of the solar wind electric field. Primdahl and Spangslev (1981) suggested that the large scale current system seems to shield out the IMF B(y) from the interior of the magnetosphere. This paper proposes that the currents are induced by the change of sign of B(y) at the IMF sector boundary crossings, and argues that the time constant for decay of the currents may well be one week or larger. The percentage errors in inferring the IMF sector polarity from thee Godhavn H magnetogram increases with increasing time since the last sector boundary crossing. This is in accordance with a steady decay of the induced currents. Finally, experimental tests are proposed to demonstrate the feasibility of and possibly distinguish between the mechanisms.

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