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Auroral magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling: A brief topical reviewAuroral arcs result from the acceleration and precipitation of magnetospheric plasma in narrow regions characterized by strong electric fields both perpendicular and parallel to the Earth's magnetic field. The various mechanisms proposed for the origin of such strong electric fields include electrostatic double layers, double reverse shocks, anomalous resistivity, magnetic mirroring of hot plasma, mapping of the magnetospheric convection electric field through an auroral discontinuity.
Document ID
19800016221
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Chiu, Y. T. (Aerospace Corp. Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Cornwall, J. M. (California Univ. Los Angeles, United States)
Schulz, M. (Aerospace Corp. Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1979
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Marshall Space Flight Center Solar-Terrest. Predictions Proc., Vol. 2
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
80N24714
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASW-3120
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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