Strong southward and northward currents observed in the inner plasma sheet

<p>It is generally believed that field-aligned currents (FACs) and the ring current (RC) are two dominant parts of the inner magnetosphere. However, using the Cluster spacecraft crossing the pre-midnight inner plasma sheet in the latitudinal region between 10 and 30<span class="inline-...

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Main Authors: Y.-Y. Yang, C. Shen, Y. Ji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2019-10-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/37/931/2019/angeo-37-931-2019.pdf