Field-aligned (Birkeland) currents

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Oct 1985

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(URSI, USAF, NASA, et al., International School for Space Simulations, 2nd, Kapaa, HI, Feb. 4-15, 1985) Space Science Reviews (I

Physics

17

Auroral Zones, Birkeland Currents, Earth Magnetosphere, Field Aligned Currents, Geomagnetism, Ionospheric Currents, Current Distribution, Histories, Magnetic Disturbances, Spatial Distribution

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The characteristics of large-scale (greater than 50 km) and small-scale (less than 50 km) Birkeland currents determined from spacecraft observations are described. The poleward side and equatorial side flow pattern and density balances for large-scale Birkeland currents are examined; the relationship between large-scale Birkeland current flow patterns and IMF orientation is investigated. The presence of Birkeland currents correlates with observations of auroral emissions. The importance of the currents to coupling between the magnetosphere and polar ionosphere is analyzed.

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