Why Doesn't the Observed Field‐Aligned Current Saturate With Increasing Interplanetary Electric Field?
Abstract Theoretical studies indicate that electric potential saturation in a polar cap ionosphere is regulated by the limited reconnection rate at the magnetopause associated with field‐aligned currents (FACs), predicting the possible saturation of FACs under large interplanetary electric field (IE...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2024-11-01
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| Series: | Geophysical Research Letters |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL110037 |