The effect of magnetic substorms on near-ground atmospheric current

• Published in: Annales Geophysicae
• Main Authors: E. Belova, S. Kirkwood, H. Tammet
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2000
• Subjects: Science; Q; Physics; QC1-999; Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; Esrange; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00585-001-1623-z; https://doaj.org/article/039cb84dee604befbe38f00947ab4d1d

Ionosphere-magnetosphere disturbances at high latitudes, e.g. magnetic substorms, are accompanied by energetic particle precipitation and strong variations of the ionospheric electric fields and currents. These might reasonably be expected to modify the local atmospheric electric circuit. We have an...