Assessing the role of oxygen on ring current formation and evolution through numerical experiments.
R IlieMichael W LiemohnG TothN Yu GanushkinaL K S DaldorffPublished in: Journal of geophysical research. Space physics (2015)
Low O+/H+ ratio produced stronger ring currentInclusion of physics-based ionospheric outflow leads to a reduction in the CPCPOxygen presence is linked to a nightside reconnection point closer to the Earth.
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