An example of large sub-auroral poleward electric fields, similar to those observed on OGO-6, S3-2 and AE-C (recently referred to as SAID) has been found in the magnetosphere near L=4 and 2300 MLT using ISEE-1 electric field data. The event is located adjacent to and outside the plasmapause and occurs 1 1/2 hours into a substorm. The event is accompanied by a significant penetration of the convection electric field inside the plasmasphere. Data from similar regions on the next orbit occurring near the beginning of a substorm did not exhibit these effects. Recent theoretical models predict SAID to occur in the trough regions, where substorm dynamics force currents to flow in regions of low conductivity: These models provide a first-order interpretation of this phenomena; however, the overall picture is more complex. |