Ionospheric Aurora
SPACE WEATHER
Solar wind
1.20x
Magnetic field
1.05x
Ionospheric conductivity
0.58
Dipole tilt
17°
field lines
particles
auto-orbit
CME impulse
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Charged particles stream along magnetic field lines toward the auroral ovals. Ionospheric conductivity changes brightness and currents.
AURORAL OVALS · BIRKELAND CURRENTS · CME