Atmospheric dynamo
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The Atmospheric dynamo is a pattern of electrical currents that are set up in the Earth's ionosphere
by multiple effects, mostly the Sun's solar wind, but also the tides of the moon and Sun.The currents flow in circuits between the poles and the equator, but they are not well understood.
Ionosphere
The ionosphere is a part of the upper atmosphere, comprising portions of the mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere, distinguished because it is ionized by solar radiation. It plays an important part in atmospheric electricity and forms the inner edge of the magnetosphere...
by multiple effects, mostly the Sun's solar wind, but also the tides of the moon and Sun.The currents flow in circuits between the poles and the equator, but they are not well understood.