Ionospheric Current Systems
This topical area addresses E-region ionospheric current systems and field-aligned currents (FACs) at higher latitudes, coupling of the ionosphere and magnetosphere, contributions of ionospheric and field-aligned currents to the energy budget of the atmosphere, near-Earth verification of magnetospheric currents.
List of projects related to this topic
C. Arras: Global observation of Ionospheric Sporadic E Layers and their relation to Atmospheric and ionospheric phenomena. More information about this project can be found here.
T. Gerzen: Multi-Satellite ionosphere-plasmasphere Electron density reconstruction (MuSE). More information about this project can be found here.
P. Hartogh: Coupling of solar and geomagnetic activity with the spatial distribution of trends in green-house gases in the upper atmosphere. More information about this project can be found here.
M. Korte: Structure of the magnetic lithosphere from global analysis of satellite data. More information about this project can be found here.
E. Kronberg: Ions in near-Earth space. More information about this project can be found here.
J. Matzka: Quantifying solar flux and geomagnetic main field influence on the equatorial thermosphere-ionosphere system for timescales complementary to satellite missions. More information about this project can be found here.
M. Sinnhuber: The impact of geomagnetic activity on thermospheric composition and circulation, and its coupling to the middle and upper atmosphere. More information about this project can be found here.
C. Stolle: Spatiotemporal variations of electromagnetic characteristics of equatorial plasma depletions. More information about this project can be found here.
J. Vogt: Multi-Spacecraft Investigations of Coupling at Auroral Latitudes (MuSICAL): Field-Aligned Current Energetics and Scales. More information about this project can be found here.
A complete list of projects can be found here.