A statistical study of space hurricanes in the Northern Hemisphere

A statistical study of space hurricanes in the Northern Hemisphere

The space hurricane is a newly discovered large-scale three-dimensional magnetic vortex structure that spans the polar ionosphere and magnetosphere. At the height of the ionosphere, it has a strong circular horizontal plasma flow with a nearly zero-flow center and a coincident cyclone-shaped aurora...

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Main Authors: Sheng Lu, Zan-Yang Xing, Qing-He Zhang, Yong-Liang Zhang, Yu-Zhang Ma, Xiang-Yu Wang, Kjellmar Oksavik, L. R. Lyons, Balan Nanan, Jing Liu, Yong Wang, Zhong-Xin Deng, Kai Xia, Di Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Subjects:
space hurricane
polar ionosphere
polar cap aurora
magnetosphere–ionosphere coupling
high-latitude lobe reconnection
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2022.1047982/full

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