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Spiger & Anderson 1975
Spiger, R.J. and Anderson, H.R. (1975). Electron currents associated with an auroral band. Journal of Geophysical Research 80: doi: 10.1029/JA080i016p02161. issn: 0148-0227.

Measurements of electron pitch angle distributions and energy spectra over a broad auroral band were used to calculate net electric current carried by auroral electrons in the vicinity of the band. The particle energy spectrometers were carried by a Nike-Tomahawk rocket launched from Poker Flat, Alaska, at 0722 UT on February 25, 1972. Data are presented which indicate the existence of upward field-aligned currents of electrons in the energy range 0.5-20 keV. The spatial relationship of these currents to visual structure of the auroral arc and the characteristics of the electrons carrying the currents are discussed.

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