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Field aligned continuity of Hall current electrojets and other consequences of density gradients in the auroral ionosphere

James P. Heppner, John D. Stolarik, Eugene M. Wescott

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Polar cap magnetic variation mechanism based on electric field aligned continuity of Hall current auroral electrojets, noting ionospheric electron density gradients effects

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Polar cap magnetic variation mechanism based on electric field aligned continuity of Hall current auroral electrojets, noting ionospheric electron density gradients effects

Key concepts: Ionosphere, Physics, Field (mathematics), Current (fluid), Geophysics, Hall effect, Atmospheric sciences, Magnetic field

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