A Study of Geomagnetic Effects Associated with Auroral Zone Electron Precipitation Observed by Balloons

Magnetograms and geomagnetic micropulsation data were reviewed for fifteen bremsstrahlung X-ray events detected by balloon borne counters at College, Alaska, from 1960 to 1962. Derived total disturbance field variations and line current electrojet triangulations were of value in interpreting the magnetic field effects associated with the particle precipitation. The micropulsations and rapid fluctuations in auroral zone bays are thought to have their source in the enhanced conductivity created by and local to the particle precipitation.