Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Oct 2001
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001eaa..booke2338l&link_type=abstract
"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 2338. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Earth, Earth'S Magnetosphere
Scientific paper
The region of space surrounding the Earth is called the magnetosphere and the behavior of the ionized gas (plasma) within it is dominated by the Earth's geomagnetic field. It is immersed in the continuous but highly variable SOLAR WIND stream of plasma that is ejected by the Sun. The large electrical conductivities and large spatial scales cause the frozen-in flux theorem to be both a valid and...
Lockwood Marian
Murdin Paul
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