An analytical relationship between the magnetospheric potential drop and the ionospheric conductance
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In this thesis we derive an analytical relationship between the Earth's magnetospheric potential drop and the ionospheric conductance by adopting a simple two-dimensional model of a magnetic field draping around the tail magnetopause. Two methods are used: (1) matching currents through the tail magnetopause and the Earth's ionosphere in analogy with the Alfven wing at the Jovian satellite Io, (2) minimizing the total power that the solar wind loses to the Earth's magnetosphere. We find, in both cases, that the magnetospheric potential drop,
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Krisko, Paula Helene. "An analytical relationship between the magnetospheric potential drop and the ionospheric conductance." (1994) Diss., Rice University. https://hdl.handle.net/1911/16748.