Convection and substorms : paradigms of magnetospheric phenomenology /
The magnetosphere is the region where cosmic rays & the solar wind interact with the Earth's magnetic field, creating such phenomena as the northern lights & other aurorae. The configuration & dynamics of the magnetosphere are of interest to planetary physicists, geophysicists, plas...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2020]
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| Series: | International series on astronomy and astrophysics.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The magnetosphere is the region where cosmic rays & the solar wind interact with the Earth's magnetic field, creating such phenomena as the northern lights & other aurorae. The configuration & dynamics of the magnetosphere are of interest to planetary physicists, geophysicists, plasma astrophysicists, & to scientists planning space missions. The circulation of solar wind plasma in the magnetosphere & substorms have long been used as the principle paradigms for studying this vital region. The author here presents a synthesis of the convection & substorm literatures, & an analysis of convection & substorm interactions; he also suggests that the currently accepted steady reconnection model may be advantageously replaced by a model of multiple tail reconnection events, in which many mutually interdependent reconnections occur. |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 1995. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (432 pages) : illustrations |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780197560488 0197560482 |