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Solar wind-magnetosphere-ionosphere interactions in the Earth ’ s plasma environment
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | H. S. W. Cowley Anitha Kumari J. Davies Grocott Khan, Zeashan H. Lester, James C. Aarthi K. Mcwilliams Moroi, Eiji Milan, Lazecký Provan Elsworth P. Sandholt Wild Yeoman |
| Copyright Year | 2001 |
| Abstract | The properties of the Earth’s coupled magnetosphere-ionosphere system are dominated by its interaction with the solar wind plasma, mediated by magnetic reconnection at the magnetopause interface. As a consequence, Earth’s magnetospheric dynamics depend primarily on the concurrent orientation of the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF). In this paper we illustrate current understanding of the system through the results of a number of recent case studies, and highlight remaining issues. The discussion centres on flux transfer events and substorms during intervals of southward IMF, and magnetopause and tail processes during intervals of northward IMF. We emphasise the great diagnostic power of combined in situ and remote sensing observations from space and on the ground. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/6622/1/Roy_Soc_Paper_Revised.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Interaction Magnetic Fields Magnetic Resonance Imaging Plasma Active |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
