Meanings
nounBirkeland current (plural Birkeland currents)
plural Birkeland currents
- A set of currents that flow along geomagnetic field lines connecting the Earth's magnetosphere to the Earth's high-latitude ionosphere.
Origin
Predicted in 1908 by Norwegian explorer and physicist Kristian Birkeland.
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Birkeland current. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Birkeland%20current
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