Computer Science
Scientific paper
Feb 1977
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977spfl...19...65c&link_type=abstract
Spaceflight, vol. 19, Feb. 1977, p. 65-72.
Computer Science
Earth Magnetosphere, Geomagnetic Tail, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Magnetic Measurement, Satellite Observation, Aerospace Sciences, Atmospheric Models, Auroras, Earth Ionosphere, Magnetic Storms, Plasma Layers
Scientific paper
The paper studies the earth's magnetosphere in the light of the information gathered by satellites. The contrast between the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) which points in a southward direction, and earth's magnetic field which points from south pole to north pole and is frozen into plasmas, is pointed out and Dungey's reconnection model of the magnetosphere is discussed. The geomagnetic tail which is expected to extend to 1000 earth's radii and was detected by Pioneers 6 and 7, is explained and experimental verifications of the reconnection model are outlined. The two components of the closed-field line region, plasmasphere (which consists of cold proton-electron ionospheric plasma) and plasmasheet are outlined and the possibility of their shrinking as a result of a change in the IMF, is predicted. The magnetospheric substorms which occur in the geomagnetic tail in a rapid burst every hour or two are studied together with the auroral displays.
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