Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Electricity
|
| gptkbp:affects |
magnetic storms
ionospheric currents |
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
field-aligned currents
|
| gptkbp:carries |
electric current along geomagnetic field lines
|
| gptkbp:category |
plasma physics
space physics |
| gptkbp:confirmedBy |
satellite observations
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
gptkb:auroras
|
| gptkbp:directionA |
parallel or antiparallel to magnetic field lines
|
| gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Kristian_Birkeland
|
| gptkbp:foundIn |
Earth's magnetosphere
planetary magnetospheres |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Birkeland currents
|
| gptkbp:measures |
satellites
|
| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Kristian_Birkeland
|
| gptkbp:proposedBy |
1908
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
space weather
magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling |
| gptkbp:studiedBy |
space physicists
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Kristian_Birkeland
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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