Overview of solar wind–magnetosphere–ionosphere–atmosphere coupling and the generation of magnetospheric currents

SE Milan, LBN Clausen, JC Coxon, JA Carter… - Space Science …, 2017 - Springer
We review the morphology and dynamics of the electrical current systems of the terrestrial
magnetosphere and ionosphere. Observations from the Active Magnetosphere and …

Physical processes of meso-scale, dynamic auroral forms

C Forsyth, VA Sergeev, MG Henderson… - Space Science …, 2020 - Springer
Meso-scale auroral forms, such as poleward boundary intensifications, streamers, omega
bands, beads and giant undulations, are manifestations of dynamic processes in the …

Development of large‐scale Birkeland currents determined from the Active Magnetosphere and Planetary Electrodynamics Response Experiment

BJ Anderson, H Korth, CL Waters… - Geophysical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Active Magnetosphere and Planetary Electrodynamics Response Experiment
uses magnetic field data from the Iridium constellation to derive the global Birkeland current …

New capabilities for prediction of high‐latitude ionospheric scintillation: A novel approach with machine learning

RM McGranaghan, AJ Mannucci, B Wilson… - Space …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
As societal dependence on transionospheric radio signals grows, space weather impact on
these signals becomes increasingly important yet our understanding of the effects remains …

A Study of Intense Local dB/dt Variations During Two Geomagnetic Storms

CM Ngwira, D Sibeck, MVD Silveira… - Space …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Interactions between the solar wind and the Earth's magnetosphere manifest many
important space weather phenomena. In this paper, magnetosphere‐ionosphere drivers of …

Seasonal and diurnal variations in AMPERE observations of the Birkeland currents compared to modeled results

JC Coxon, SE Milan, JA Carter… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We reduce measurements made by the Active Magnetosphere and Planetary
Electrodynamics Response Experiment (AMPERE) to give the total Birkeland (field‐aligned) …

Relationship between large-scale ionospheric field-aligned currents and electron/ion precipitations: DMSP observations

C **ong, C Stolle, P Alken, J Rauberg - Earth, Planets and Space, 2020 - Springer
In this study, we have derived field-aligned currents (FACs) from magnetometers onboard
the Defense Meteorological Satellite Project (DMSP) satellites. The magnetic latitude versus …

Nighttime magnetic perturbation events observed in Arctic Canada: 2. Multiple‐instrument observations

MJ Engebretson, ES Steinmetz… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid changes of magnetic fields associated with nighttime magnetic perturbations with
amplitudes| ΔB| of hundreds of nanoteslas and 5‐to 10‐min periods can induce bursts of …

Modeling extreme “Carrington‐type” space weather events using three‐dimensional global MHD simulations

CM Ngwira, A Pulkkinen… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
There is a growing concern over possible severe societal consequences related to adverse
space weather impacts on man‐made technological infrastructure. In the last two decades …

A review of Birkeland current research using AMPERE

JC Coxon, SE Milan… - Electric currents in …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We review research into the Birkeland currents (also known as field‐aligned currents) that
has been conducted using the Active Magnetosphere and Planetary Electrodynamics …