Concept information
Preferred term
ring current
Definition
- A ring current is an electric current carried by charged particles trapped in a planet's magnetosphere. It is caused by the longitudinal drift of energetic (10–200 keV) particles. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_current)
Broader concept
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-XK5LGJW8-X
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