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Weimer, D.R., Gurnett, D.R., Goertz, C.K., Menietti, J.D., Burch, J.L. and Sugiura, M. (1987). The current-voltage relationship in auroral current sheets. Journal of Geophysical Research 92: doi: 10.1029/JA092iA01p00187. issn: 0148-0227. |
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The current-voltage relation within narrow auroral current sheets is examined through the use of high-resolution data from the high-altitude Dynamics Explorer 1 satellite. The north-south perpendicular electric field and the east-west magnetic field are shown for three cases in which there are large amplitude, oppositely directed paired electric fields which are confined to a region less than 20 km wide. The magnetic field variations are found to be proportional to the second integral of the high-altitude perpendicular electric field. It is shown that at the small-scale limit, this relationship between ΔB and E is consistent with a linear ''Ohm's law'' relationship had previously been verified for large-scale auroral formations greater than 20 km wide at the ionosphere. The evidence shown here extends our knowledge down to the scale size of discrete auroral arcs. |
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