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dc.contributor.authorHosokawa, K.
dc.contributor.authorKullen, A.
dc.contributor.authorMilan, S.
dc.contributor.authorReidy, J.
dc.contributor.authorZou, Y.
dc.contributor.authorFrey, H.U.
dc.contributor.authorMaggiolo, R.
dc.contributor.authorFear, R.
dc.date2020
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-19T20:23:35Z
dc.date.available2020-02-19T20:23:35Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/7447
dc.descriptionThis paper reviews our current understanding of auroral features that appear poleward of the main auroral oval within the polar cap, especially those that are known as Sun-aligned arcs, transpolar arcs, or theta auroras. They tend to appear predominantly during periods of quiet geomagnetic activity or northwards directed interplanetary magnetic field (IMF). We also introduce polar rain aurora which has been considered as a phenomenon on open field lines. We describe the morphology of such auroras, their development and dynamics in response to solar wind-magnetosphere coupling processes, and the models that have been developed to explain them.
dc.languageeng
dc.titleAurora in the Polar Cap: A Review
dc.typeArticle
dc.subject.frascatiEarth and related Environmental sciences
dc.audienceScientific
dc.subject.freePolar cap aurora
dc.subject.freeTranspolar arc
dc.subject.freeSun-aligned arc
dc.subject.freePolar rain aurora
dc.subject.freeIonospheric convection
dc.subject.freeMagnetosphere
dc.subject.freeReconnection
dc.source.titleSpace Science Reviews
dc.source.volume216
dc.source.issue1
dc.source.pageA15
Orfeo.peerreviewedYes
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11214-020-0637-3


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