Birkeland current

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Predicted in 1908 by Norwegian explorer and physicist Kristian Birkeland.

Noun[edit]

Birkeland current (plural Birkeland currents)

  1. A set of currents that flow along geomagnetic field lines connecting the Earth's magnetosphere to the Earth's high-latitude ionosphere.
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