The relationship between the storm-time ring current and the auroral electr
ojets is investigated using IMAGE magnetometer data, D-St and H-SYM, and so
lar wind data. Statistical results as well as the investigation of single e
vents show that the auroral electrojets occur also during nonstorm conditio
ns without storm-time ring current development and even during the storm re
covery phase of increasing D-St. A close correlation between electrojet int
ensity and ring current intensity was not found. Though the eastward electr
ojet moves equatorward during the storm main phase there is no unequivocal
relationship between the movement of the westward electrojet and the ring c
urrent development. All these results suggest that the auroral electrojets
and the ring current develop more or less independently of each other.