The choice of the concept of magnetic field lines or of electric current lines: Alfvén medal lecture

Akasofu, S.-I.

doi:10.5194/angeo-29-1215-2011

Articles | Volume 29, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-1215-2011

© Author(s) 2011. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-1215-2011

© Author(s) 2011. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 29, issue 7

Regular paper

|

04 Jul 2011

Regular paper |

| 04 Jul 2011

The choice of the concept of magnetic field lines or of electric current lines: Alfvén medal lecture

S.-I. Akasofu

Viewed

Total article views: 2,558 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)

HTML	PDF	XML	Total	BibTeX	EndNote
995	1,491	72	2,558	94	140

HTML: 995
PDF: 1,491
XML: 72
Total: 2,558
BibTeX: 94
EndNote: 140

Views and downloads (calculated since 01 Feb 2013)

Month	HTML	PDF	XML	Total
Feb 2013	2	12	0	14
Mar 2013	6	17	1	24
Apr 2013	3	16	1	20
May 2013	3	13	0	16
Jun 2013	7	21	1	29
Jul 2013	11	20	0	31
Aug 2013	9	11	0	20
Sep 2013	2	15	1	18
Oct 2013	7	21	0	28
Nov 2013	2	19	1	22
Dec 2013	4	11	2	17
Jan 2014	2	18	1	21
Feb 2014	6	13	4	23
Mar 2014	12	31	2	45
Apr 2014	3	27	0	30
May 2014	5	17	0	22
Jun 2014	1	7	0	8
Jul 2014	5	19	1	25
Aug 2014	2	19	1	22
Sep 2014	3	14	0	17
Oct 2014	4	27	1	32
Nov 2014	2	12	0	14
Dec 2014	2	13	0	15
Jan 2015	1	7	0	8
Feb 2015	3	5	1	9
Mar 2015	6	9	0	15
Apr 2015	9	6	0	15
May 2015	6	8	0	14
Jun 2015	23	6	0	29
Jul 2015	16	11	0	27
Aug 2015	5	9	0	14
Sep 2015	2	9	0	11
Oct 2015	10	1	1	12
Nov 2015	12	6	0	18
Dec 2015	4	5	0	9
Jan 2016	9	5	0	14
Feb 2016	9	4	1	14
Mar 2016	6	4	0	10
Apr 2016	6	4	0	10
May 2016	4	4	0	8
Jun 2016	6	3	0	9
Jul 2016	5	2	1	8
Aug 2016	4	4	0	8
Sep 2016	4	2	0	6
Oct 2016	5	4	0	9
Nov 2016	3	1	0	4
Dec 2016	4	2	0	6
Jan 2017	4	0	4
Feb 2017	2	2	0	4
Mar 2017	8	8	0	16
Apr 2017	7	4	0	11
May 2017	12	6	0	18
Jun 2017	8	8	0	16
Jul 2017	8	14	0	22
Aug 2017	2	9	0	11
Sep 2017	1	17	0	18
Oct 2017	2	16	0	18
Nov 2017	4	8	1	13
Dec 2017	7	10	0	17
Jan 2018	6	14	0	20
Feb 2018	5	7	0	12
Mar 2018	4	11	0	15
Apr 2018	4	16	0	20
May 2018	2	9	0	11
Jun 2018	7	8	0	15
Jul 2018	6	20	0	26
Aug 2018	3	18	0	21
Sep 2018	2	18	0	20
Oct 2018	4	22	0	26
Nov 2018	2	12	0	14
Dec 2018	5	13	0	18
Jan 2019	2	9	0	11
Feb 2019	2	6	0	8
Mar 2019	4	16	0	20
Apr 2019	4	11	0	15
May 2019	6	21	0	27
Jun 2019	6	11	0	17
Jul 2019	2	5	0	7
Aug 2019	4	9	0	13
Sep 2019	9	0	9
Oct 2019	3	14	1	18
Nov 2019	2	12	0	14
Dec 2019	3	8	0	11
Jan 2020	9	12	0	21
Feb 2020	2	3	0	5
Mar 2020	1	8	0	9
Apr 2020	1	3	0	4
May 2020	2	7	0	9
Jun 2020	9	7	0	16
Jul 2020	16	8	3	27
Aug 2020	10	17	4	31
Sep 2020	4	5	0	9
Oct 2020	6	6	0	12
Nov 2020	3	5	0	8
Dec 2020	7	10	0	17
Jan 2021	13	8	0	21
Feb 2021	7	3	0	10
Mar 2021	7	7	0	14
Apr 2021	2	4	0	6
May 2021	3	9	0	12
Jun 2021	2	4	0	6
Jul 2021	2	7	0	9
Aug 2021	5	7	0	12
Sep 2021	9	9	0	18
Oct 2021	5	19	0	24
Nov 2021	8	9	0	17
Dec 2021	11	4	0	15
Jan 2022	8	7	0	15
Feb 2022	7	9	1	17
Mar 2022	3	5	1	9
Apr 2022	5	2	1	8
May 2022	4	4	0	8
Jun 2022	5	6	0	11
Jul 2022	3	2	0	5
Aug 2022	7	1	0	8
Sep 2022	2	3	0	5
Oct 2022	6	1	1	8
Nov 2022	16	10	0	26
Dec 2022	8	8	0	16
Jan 2023	4	8	0	12
Feb 2023	10	2	0	12
Mar 2023	7	3	0	10
Apr 2023	2	6	0	8
May 2023	7	7	2	16
Jun 2023	1	1	0	2
Jul 2023	8	3	1	12
Aug 2023	3	3	1	7
Sep 2023	8	6	2	16
Oct 2023	8	6	0	14
Nov 2023	3	0	3
Dec 2023	12	2	0	14
Jan 2024	3	6	0	9
Feb 2024	6	4	0	10
Mar 2024	4	4	1	9
Apr 2024	3	9	3	15
May 2024	8	5	3	16
Jun 2024	3	7	2	12
Jul 2024	8	3	2	13
Aug 2024	5	2	1	8
Sep 2024	4	2	0	6
Oct 2024	7	4	0	11
Nov 2024	7	2	1	10
Dec 2024	2	3	0	5
Jan 2025	3	1	0	4
Feb 2025	5	4	0	9
Mar 2025	11	7	1	19
Apr 2025	13	9	1	23
May 2025	9	7	1	17
Jun 2025	28	3	0	31
Jul 2025	13	17	0	30
Aug 2025	13	10	0	23
Sep 2025	14	10	1	25
Oct 2025	16	27	0	43
Nov 2025	23	24	2	49
Dec 2025	27	27	1	55
Jan 2026	21	37	3	61
Feb 2026	21	45	5	71
Mar 2026	9	11	4	24

Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 01 Feb 2013)

Month	HTML	PDF	XML	Total
Feb 2013	2	12	0	14
Mar 2013	6	17	1	24
Apr 2013	3	16	1	20
May 2013	3	13	0	16
Jun 2013	7	21	1	29
Jul 2013	11	20	0	31
Aug 2013	9	11	0	20
Sep 2013	2	15	1	18
Oct 2013	7	21	0	28
Nov 2013	2	19	1	22
Dec 2013	4	11	2	17
Jan 2014	2	18	1	21
Feb 2014	6	13	4	23
Mar 2014	12	31	2	45
Apr 2014	3	27	0	30
May 2014	5	17	0	22
Jun 2014	1	7	0	8
Jul 2014	5	19	1	25
Aug 2014	2	19	1	22
Sep 2014	3	14	0	17
Oct 2014	4	27	1	32
Nov 2014	2	12	0	14
Dec 2014	2	13	0	15
Jan 2015	1	7	0	8
Feb 2015	3	5	1	9
Mar 2015	6	9	0	15
Apr 2015	9	6	0	15
May 2015	6	8	0	14
Jun 2015	23	6	0	29
Jul 2015	16	11	0	27
Aug 2015	5	9	0	14
Sep 2015	2	9	0	11
Oct 2015	10	1	1	12
Nov 2015	12	6	0	18
Dec 2015	4	5	0	9
Jan 2016	9	5	0	14
Feb 2016	9	4	1	14
Mar 2016	6	4	0	10
Apr 2016	6	4	0	10
May 2016	4	4	0	8
Jun 2016	6	3	0	9
Jul 2016	5	2	1	8
Aug 2016	4	4	0	8
Sep 2016	4	2	0	6
Oct 2016	5	4	0	9
Nov 2016	3	1	0	4
Dec 2016	4	2	0	6
Jan 2017	4	0	4
Feb 2017	2	2	0	4
Mar 2017	8	8	0	16
Apr 2017	7	4	0	11
May 2017	12	6	0	18
Jun 2017	8	8	0	16
Jul 2017	8	14	0	22
Aug 2017	2	9	0	11
Sep 2017	1	17	0	18
Oct 2017	2	16	0	18
Nov 2017	4	8	1	13
Dec 2017	7	10	0	17
Jan 2018	6	14	0	20
Feb 2018	5	7	0	12
Mar 2018	4	11	0	15
Apr 2018	4	16	0	20
May 2018	2	9	0	11
Jun 2018	7	8	0	15
Jul 2018	6	20	0	26
Aug 2018	3	18	0	21
Sep 2018	2	18	0	20
Oct 2018	4	22	0	26
Nov 2018	2	12	0	14
Dec 2018	5	13	0	18
Jan 2019	2	9	0	11
Feb 2019	2	6	0	8
Mar 2019	4	16	0	20
Apr 2019	4	11	0	15
May 2019	6	21	0	27
Jun 2019	6	11	0	17
Jul 2019	2	5	0	7
Aug 2019	4	9	0	13
Sep 2019	9	0	9
Oct 2019	3	14	1	18
Nov 2019	2	12	0	14
Dec 2019	3	8	0	11
Jan 2020	9	12	0	21
Feb 2020	2	3	0	5
Mar 2020	1	8	0	9
Apr 2020	1	3	0	4
May 2020	2	7	0	9
Jun 2020	9	7	0	16
Jul 2020	16	8	3	27
Aug 2020	10	17	4	31
Sep 2020	4	5	0	9
Oct 2020	6	6	0	12
Nov 2020	3	5	0	8
Dec 2020	7	10	0	17
Jan 2021	13	8	0	21
Feb 2021	7	3	0	10
Mar 2021	7	7	0	14
Apr 2021	2	4	0	6
May 2021	3	9	0	12
Jun 2021	2	4	0	6
Jul 2021	2	7	0	9
Aug 2021	5	7	0	12
Sep 2021	9	9	0	18
Oct 2021	5	19	0	24
Nov 2021	8	9	0	17
Dec 2021	11	4	0	15
Jan 2022	8	7	0	15
Feb 2022	7	9	1	17
Mar 2022	3	5	1	9
Apr 2022	5	2	1	8
May 2022	4	4	0	8
Jun 2022	5	6	0	11
Jul 2022	3	2	0	5
Aug 2022	7	1	0	8
Sep 2022	2	3	0	5
Oct 2022	6	1	1	8
Nov 2022	16	10	0	26
Dec 2022	8	8	0	16
Jan 2023	4	8	0	12
Feb 2023	10	2	0	12
Mar 2023	7	3	0	10
Apr 2023	2	6	0	8
May 2023	7	7	2	16
Jun 2023	1	1	0	2
Jul 2023	8	3	1	12
Aug 2023	3	3	1	7
Sep 2023	8	6	2	16
Oct 2023	8	6	0	14
Nov 2023	3	0	3
Dec 2023	12	2	0	14
Jan 2024	3	6	0	9
Feb 2024	6	4	0	10
Mar 2024	4	4	1	9
Apr 2024	3	9	3	15
May 2024	8	5	3	16
Jun 2024	3	7	2	12
Jul 2024	8	3	2	13
Aug 2024	5	2	1	8
Sep 2024	4	2	0	6
Oct 2024	7	4	0	11
Nov 2024	7	2	1	10
Dec 2024	2	3	0	5
Jan 2025	3	1	0	4
Feb 2025	5	4	0	9
Mar 2025	11	7	1	19
Apr 2025	13	9	1	23
May 2025	9	7	1	17
Jun 2025	28	3	0	31
Jul 2025	13	17	0	30
Aug 2025	13	10	0	23
Sep 2025	14	10	1	25
Oct 2025	16	27	0	43
Nov 2025	23	24	2	49
Dec 2025	27	27	1	55
Jan 2026	21	37	3	61
Feb 2026	21	45	5	71
Mar 2026	9	11	4	24

Latest update: 16 Mar 2026