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Table 2 The mean differences between the peaks of electron/ion energy flux and upward/downward FACs separately for dusk and dawn sides and two hemispheres. Only the conditions with Bz < 5 nT have been considered

From: Relationship between large-scale ionospheric field-aligned currents and electron/ion precipitations: DMSP observations

 

Dusk

Dawn

Electron flux and upward FAC (R1)

Ion flux and downward FAC (R2)

Electron flux and upward FAC (R2)

Ion flux and downward FAC (R1)

NH

− 2.0º

1.1º

0.6º

− 3.4º

SH

− 1.8º

1.1º

0.2º

− 3.8º