Closure of field-aligned currents in the ionosphere |
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Authors: | A. Hruška |
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Affiliation: | (1) Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Canada |
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Abstract: | The ionospheric currentsj closing the field-aligned currents (FACs) flow mostly along the auroral oval and connect dawn and dusk sides of the oval. The currentj has a significant component directed across the auroral oval in the immediate vicinity of the interface between the two regions of Iijima and Potemra (1976) only. The value ofj is larger poleward of the interface than equatorward of the interface. |
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