On the origin of electric fields in the plasmasphere

• Main Authors: Rash,J.P.S., Hansen,H.J., Scourfield,M.W.J.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Department of Physics, University of Natal/Department of Physics, University of Natal/Department of Physics, University of Natal 1985
• Subjects: SANAE; Antarc*; Antarctica; Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_uri&item_id=1812; http://id.nii.ac.jp/1291/00001812/; https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_action_common_download&item_id=1812&item_no=1&attribute_id=18&file_no=1

Whistler data recorded continuously at Sanae, Antarctica (L=4) over a 24 hour period of quiet magnetic conditions (average Kp=1) have been analysed to obtain plasma convection patterns. A duskside plasmaspheric bulge is present, centered on 1700 UT. The westward electric fields determined for this b...