Ring current

A ring current is an electric current carried by charged particles trapped in a planet's magnetosphere. It is caused by the longitudinal drift of energetic (10–200 keV) particles.

This article is about an atmospheric effect. For the effect in nuclear magnetic resonance, see Aromatic ring current.
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