Truemors
Image credit: A. Keiling et al., THEMIS/NASA
"Space tornados" generate huge amounts of electric current inside the funnel. These currents flow along twisted magnetic field lines from space into the ionosphere where they power several processes, most notably bright auroras.
See:
(THEMIS mission tracks electrical tornadoes in space)
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2009/04/23_keiling.shtml
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at 23:25 on April 26th, 2009
Way cool find Michael! Looks like the shot that will be heard around the scientific world. Now's the time to start reiterating Wall's material. Preface with this article then introduce Wall's web content on currents in space. Should turn some mainstream heads. Wahoo!!!!!!!!!
Colleen
at 23:32 on April 26th, 2009
I mean by direct email to scientists in the field. I used to do a lot of emails to people working on quantum physics concepts. Just search some keywords, read articles then write the authors of Wall's work relates to their work. People love being relevant and moving ahead of the pack. I got my guys published and then off on an international tour with their work. Takes a lot of time due to blind alleys but in time, just one good mainstream hit can change the game entirely.
Colleen