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Birkeland current

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Birkeland currents are a type of electrical current that flows in the ionosphere, primarily associated with auroras and space weather phenomena. Named after the Norwegian physicist Kristian Birkeland, these currents are primarily generated by the interaction of the solar wind with the Earth's magnetic field. When charged particles from the solar wind collide with the Earth's magnetic field, they induce currents that flow along the magnetic field lines.

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