The Geomagnetic Field in Space, Ring Currents, and Auroral Isochasms

Abstract. Using a 48-coefficient spherical harmonic expansion of the geomagnetic field for 1955.0, the results of an analysis due to Finch and Leaton, it is shown that geomagnetic field lines appear to interlink the northern and southern auroral zones. Theoretical average auroral isochasms are also...

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Main Authors: E. H. Vestine, L. Sibley
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
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Language:English
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.643.2544
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