Auroral Birkeland Currents and Anomalous Resistance.
Abstract
Presented are results from an auroral arc model which illustrate the physical relationship between the auroral Birkeland currents and an assumed anomalous resistance along the geomagnetic field. It is shown that the distribution of the Birkeland current is very sensitive to the spatial form of the resistance function. It is also observed that for a variety of resistance functions the auroral field distribution remains essentially unchanged.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA004631
Entities
People
- J. A. Fedder
- J. H. Orens
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory