A qualitative model of cross-tail current flow is considered. It is suggested that when magnetic reconnection begins, the current effectively flows across the plasma sheet both earthward and tailward of the disruption region near the neutral line. It is shown that an enhanced cross-tail current earthward of this region would thin the plasma sheet substantially due to the magnetic pinch effect. The results explain the very taillike field and extreme particle dropouts often seen late in substorm growth phases.
Extreme energetic particle decreases near geostationary orbit - A manifestation of current diversion within the inner plasma sheet
Advances in Space Research ; 10 , 9, 19
1990-01-01
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