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Magnetospheric convection during quiet or moderately disturbed timesThe processes which contribute to the large-scale plasma circulation in the earth's environment during quiet times, or during reasonable stable magnetic conditions are reviewed. The various sources of field-aligned current generation in the solar wind and the magnetosphere are presented. The generation of field-aligned currents on open field lines connected to either polar cap and the generation of closed field lines of the inner magnetosphere are examined. Consideration is given to the hypothesis of Caudal (1987) that loss processes of trapped particles are competing with adiabatic motions in the generation of field-aligned currents in the inner magnetosphere.
Document ID
19890043878
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Caudal, G.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Blanc, M.
(Centre de Recherches en Physique de l'Environnement Terrestre et Planetaire Saint-Maur-des-Fosses, France)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1988
Publication Information
Publication: Reviews of Geophysics
Volume: 26
ISSN: 8755-1209
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
89A31249
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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