Electrodynamics of Auroral Forms at Very High Latitudes

太阳风与受限电离气体的相互作用 受到地球磁场的影响， 顺风到许多地球半径的磁场和气体（ 磁层）和数百万电流的产生 流经高纬度电离层的安培数， 创造了引人注目的光发射显示， 奥罗拉 该奖项是为使用雷达和光学和 磁场测量设备，以确定 与电流和极光有关的电场 排放，以帮助理解物理过程， 发生在太阳风和 磁层

The interaction of the solar wind with ionized gas confined by the earth's magnetic field results in a long extension downwind to many earth radii of the magnetic field and gas (the magnetosphere) and the generation of currents of millions of amperes which flow through the high latitude ionosphere, and create the striking displays of light emission known as the aurora. This award is for the use of radar and optical and magnetic field measuring equipment to determine the pattern of electric fields associated with the currents and auroral emissions, to help in understanding the physical processes that take place at the boundary between the solar wind and the magnetosphere.