Analysis of Sqp current systems by using corrected geomagneticcoordinates

The Spq equivalent current system of the quiet day geomagnetic variation in the polar region is very complicated. It is composed of several currents, such as the ionospheric dynamo current and the auroral electrojet caused by the field-aligned current. Spq is unsymmetrical in both polar regions. In this paper, the Spq current systems are analyzed in the corrected geomagnetic coordinates (CGM) instead of the conventional geomagnetic coordinates (GM), and the symmetries of the Spq current indifferent systems are compared. Then the causes of Spq asymmetry in the GM coordinates are discussed; the effects of each component in Spq are determined.