Annales Geophysicae
Annales Geophysicae
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Articles | Volume 38, issue 3
Articles | Volume 38, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-38-749-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-38-749-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 38, issue 3
Regular paper
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24 Jun 2020
Regular paper |  | 24 Jun 2020

Relation between the asymmetric ring current effect and the anti-sunward auroral currents, as deduced from CHAMP observations

Hermann Lühr and Yun-Liang Zhou

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During magnetic storms the magnetic disturbance at low latitudes becomes asymmetric, enhanced in the evening sector and reduced around morning. This has been attributed to the asymmetric ring current. Here a new 3D current system is proposed for explaining the asymmetric signal. Anti-sunward net currents at high latitude are connected at their noon and night ends to field-aligned currents that lead the currents to the magnetopause on the dawn and dusk flanks where the current closure occurs.
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