Magnetic field and electric currents in the vicinity of polar cusps as inferred from Polar and Cluster data

A detailed statistical study of the magnetic structure of the dayside polar cusps is presented, based on multi-year sets of magnetometer data of Polar and Cluster spacecraft, taken in 1996–2006 and 2001–2007, respectively. Thanks to the dense data coverage in both Northern and Southern Hemispheres...

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Main Author: N. A. Tsyganenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-04-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/27/1573/2009/angeo-27-1573-2009.pdf