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Maynard et al. 1980
Maynard, N.C., Aggson, T.L. and Heppner, J.P. (1980). Magnetospheric observation of large sub-auroral electric fields. Geophysical Research Letters 7: doi: 10.1029/GL007i011p00881. issn: 0094-8276.

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.

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