We present a statistical investigation of the effects of interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) on hemispheric asymmetry in auroral currents. Nearly 6 years of magnetic field measurements from Swarm A and C satellites are analyzed. Bootstrap resampling is used to remove the difference in the number of samples and IMF conditions between the local seasons and the hemispheres. Currents are stronger in Northern Hemisphere (NH) than Southern Hemisphere (SH) for IMF B
A number of interdependent conditions and processes contribute to ionospheric‐origin energetic (
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10375900
- Publisher / Repository:
- DOI PREFIX: 10.1029
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
- Volume:
- 125
- Issue:
- 3
- ISSN:
- 2169-9380
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- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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