A Model of the Auroral Electrojet Dynamics Based on Planetary K-Index

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Okten M. B., CAN Z.

35th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of the International Union of Radio Science, URSI GASS 2023, Sapporo, Japan, 19 - 26 August 2023, (Full Text)

• Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
• Doi Number: 10.23919/ursigass57860.2023.10265574
• City: Sapporo
• Country: Japan
• Yıldız Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The solar wind-magnetosphere coupling and the magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling form a current system, also known as an electrojet. The current system formed in the auroral regions during the main phase of geomagnetic storms is a phenomenon called auroral electrojet. In this research, the number density, temperature, and velocity of the auroral electrojet electrons were calculated theoretically by relating them to the Planetary K-index, a measure of the disturbance in the Earth's magnetic field.