Hemispheric asymmetry of the dayside aurora due to imbalanced solar insolation

Abstract Unlike the nightside aurora, which is controlled mainly by magnetic field reconnection in the magnetotail, the dayside aurora is closely associated with magnetic field merging at the dayside magnetopause. About two decades ago, it was discovered that the aurora is also controlled by solar i...

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Main Authors: Kan Liou, Elizabeth J. Mitchell
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f548d962fe4d433a816453e8e4202b95
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