On the relaxation of magnetospheric convection when <I>B</I><sub>z</sub> turns northward
The solar wind inputs considerable energy into the upper atmosphere, particularly when the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) is southward. According to Poynting's theorem (Kelley, 2009), this energy becomes stored as magnetic fields and then is dissipated by Joule heat and by energizing t...
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| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Annales Geophysicae |
| Online Access: | https://www.ann-geophys.net/30/927/2012/angeo-30-927-2012.pdf |