The role of Birkeland currents in the Dungey Cycle
The interaction of the solar wind with the near-Earth environment forms Earth's magnetosphere and drives a process called the Dungey Cycle. Birkeland currents are required to transmit stress within the system. This thesis uses large-scale, statistical analysis (both temporal and spatial) to exa...
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University of Leicester
2015
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.657556 |