Field-aligned current associated with low-latitude plasma blobs as observed by the CHAMP satellite

Here we give two examples of low-latitude plasma blobs accompanied by linearly polarized perpendicular magnetic deflections which imply that associated field-aligned currents (FACs) have a 2-D sheet structure located at the blob walls. The estimated FAC density is of the order of 0.1 μA/m&...

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Main Authors: J. Park, H. Lühr, C. Stolle, M. Rother, K. W. Min, I. Michaelis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-03-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/28/697/2010/angeo-28-697-2010.pdf