The Pedersen current carried by electrons: a non-linear response of the ionosphere to magnetospheric forcing
Observations by the EISCAT Svalbard radar show that electron temperatures <I>T<sub>e</sub></I> in the cusp electrojet reach up to about 4000 K. The heat is tapped and converted from plasma convection in the near Earth space by a Pedersen current that is carried by el...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2008-09-01
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| Series: | Annales Geophysicae |
| Online Access: | https://www.ann-geophys.net/26/2837/2008/angeo-26-2837-2008.pdf |