Ionospheric and Birkeland current distributions inferred from the MAGSAT magnetometer data

Details Ionospheric and Birkeland current distributions inferred from the MAGSAT magnetometer data Ionospheric and Birkeland current distributions inferred from the MAGSAT magnetometer data

Jun 1983

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983jgr....88.4875z&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 88, June 1, 1983, p. 4875-4884. Research supported by the Deutsche Forsch

Physics

33

Auroral Electrojets, Birkeland Currents, Current Distribution, Current Sheets, Hall Effect, Magnetic Field Configurations, Magsat Satellites, Field Aligned Currents, Fourier Transformation, Magnetic Storms, Magnetometers, Satellite Observation

Scientific paper

Ionospheric and field-aligned sheet current density distributions are presently inferred by means of MAGSAT vector magnetometer data, together with an accurate magnetic field model. By comparing Hall current densities inferred from the MAGSAT data and those inferred from simultaneously recorded ground based data acquired by the Scandinavian magnetometer array, it is determined that the former have previously been underestimated due to high damping of magnetic variations with high spatial wave numbers between the ionosphere and the MAGSAT orbit. Among important results of this study is noted the fact that the Birkeland and electrojet current systems are colocated. The analyses have shown a tendency for triangular rather than constant electrojet current distributions as a function of latitude, consistent with the statistical, uniform regions 1 and 2 Birkeland current patterns.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Ionospheric and Birkeland current distributions inferred from the MAGSAT magnetometer data does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Ionospheric and Birkeland current distributions inferred from the MAGSAT magnetometer data, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Ionospheric and Birkeland current distributions inferred from the MAGSAT magnetometer data will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1507704