Physics – Plasma Physics
Scientific paper
Oct 1977
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977ssrv...21...23r&link_type=abstract
Space Science Reviews, vol. 21, Oct. 1977, p. 23-70. NSF-NASA-supported research.
Physics
Plasma Physics
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Earth Magnetosphere, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Plasma Acceleration, Plasma Physics, Solar Wind, Boundary Layer Stability, Earth Ionosphere, Field Aligned Currents, Geomagnetic Tail, International Magnetospheric Study, Magnetic Effects, Magnetohydrodynamic Stability, Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling, Plasma Interactions
Scientific paper
Selected problems in magnetospheric plasma physics are critically reviewed. The discussion is restricted to questions that are 'global' in nature (i.e., involve the magnetosphere as a whole) and that are beyond the stage of systematic survey or isolated study requirements. Only low-energy particle aspects are discussed. The article focuses on the following subjects: (1) the effect of the interplanetary magnetic field on the topography, topology, and stability of the magnetospheric boundary; (2) solar-wind plasma entry into the magnetosphere; (3) plasma storage and release mechanisms in the magnetospheric tail; and (4) magnetic-field-aligned currents and magnetosphere-ionosphere interactions. A brief discussion of the prospects for the solution of these problems during and after the International Magnetospheric Study is given.
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