A Charge-Separation Mechanism for the Production of Polar Auroras and Electrojets.

J. W. Kern

ResearchPublished 1962

A discussion of charge separation of geomagnetically trapped particles and of the discharge of such particles from regions of excess charge. Charge separation appears to lead to the polar-electrojet current systems. As a natural consequence of the particle discharge, auroral sheets will necessarily be extremely thin.

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  • Year: 1962
  • Pages: 52
  • Document Number: RM-3058-NASA

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Kern, J. W., A Charge-Separation Mechanism for the Production of Polar Auroras and Electrojets. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1962. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM3058.html.
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