Boström, Rolf, A Model of the Auroral Electrojects, J. Geophys. Res., 69, 4983-4999 (1964) (ADS)
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A classic cartoon, perhaps the first to capture the dynamic 3D current
system involved in auroral physics.
Note that an even
hoarier magneospheric cartoon
did not venture into a current-based description.
The point of having this in an Archive of solar flare cartoons is just that
there is no generally accepted analogous picture in that case, although
many good efforts have been made.
A classic cartoon, perhaps the first to capture the dynamic 3D current system involved in auroral physics. Note that an even hoarier magneospheric cartoon did not venture into a current-based description. The point of having this in an Archive of solar flare cartoons is just that there is no generally accepted analogous picture in that case, although many good efforts have been made.