magnetospheric convection

atmospheric science

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In geomagnetic field: The magnetotail current
…two closed loops is called magnetospheric convection. This mechanism, together with the more important one due to reconnection, produces the tail current system.
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In geomagnetic field: Generation of a magnetospheric electric field
Magnetic reconnection drives magnetospheric convection much more efficiently than does viscous interaction. Consequently, all phenomena associated with convection are much enhanced over quiet times. Convecting particles approach closer to Earth before they are deflected by drift in the main field. Field-aligned currents and the ionospheric electrojets driven by…
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