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==Birkeland Current== | ==Birkeland Current== | ||
A [[Birkeland current]] is a set of currents that flow along geomagnetic field lines connecting the Earth’s [[Magnetosphere]] to the Earth's high latitude [[Ionosphere]]. In the Earth’s magnetosphere, the currents are driven by the solar wind and interplanetary magnetic field and by bulk motions of plasma through the magnetosphere (convection indirectly driven by the interplanetary environment). | A [[Birkeland current]] is a set of currents that flow along geomagnetic field lines connecting the Earth’s [[Magnetosphere]] to the Earth's high latitude [[Ionosphere]]. In the Earth’s magnetosphere, the currents are driven by the solar wind and interplanetary magnetic field and by bulk motions of plasma through the magnetosphere (convection indirectly driven by the interplanetary environment). | ||
==Particle Charge Ratio== | |||
The recent transmissions were a momentous event that has stabilized a different ratio of particle charge to the magnetic field layer, within our planetary ionosphere. The [[Ionosphere]] is the uppermost part of the planet’s atmosphere, distinguished because it is ionized by solar radiation. The [[Ionization]] levels depend primarily on the Sun and its activity. The amount of ionization in the ionosphere varies greatly with the amount of radiation received from the sun. We have recently had unprecedented massive solar flare activity and this is the associated release of charged particles into the solar wind, which reaches the Earth and interacts with its geomagnetic field. [[Ionization]] is the physical process of converting an atom or molecule into an ion, by adding or removing charged particles such as electrons or other ions. <ref>[https://energeticsynthesis.com/resource-tools/news-shift-timelines/149-newsletter-2008/1622-magnetic-change-of-the-global-brain Magnetic Change of Global Brain]</ref> | |||