Birkeland Current Definition
noun
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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Noun
Singular:
Birkeland current
Plural:
Birkeland currentsOrigin of Birkeland Current
Predicted in 1908 by Norwegian explorer and physicist Kristian Birkeland.
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