The geomagnetic tail

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991 · Reviews of Geophysics and Space Physics; (United States)

OSTI ID:5046461

Birn, J ^[1]

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1. USAF, Geophysics Laboratory, Hanscom AFB, MA (United States)

A review is presented of the plasma sheet and lobe regions of the magnetotail, focusing principally on large-scale processes or microprocesses with some large-scale effects. Consideration is given to quiet and average structures, not necessarily related to activity phases, with quasi-steady convection aspects, and with the characteristics of dynamic phases including acceleration mechanisms and single particle aspects. Attention is given to various activity models, average and quiet time properties, properties and effects of magnetospheric convection, dynamics of the magnetotail, and the near tail, substorm current wedge.

• OSTI ID: 5046461
• Report Number(s): CONF-910878-; CODEN: RGPSB
• Journal Information: Reviews of Geophysics and Space Physics; (United States), Vol. 29; Conference: 20. general assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), Vienna (Austria), 11-24 Aug 1991; Related Information: Shea, M. A; ISSN 0034-6853
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
MAGNETOTAIL
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
ACCELERATION
CHARGED PARTICLES
DYNAMICS
ELECTRIC CURRENTS
HYDROMAGNETIC WAVES
INTERACTIONS
IONOSPHERE
MAGNETIC RECONNECTION
MAGNETIC STORMS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
PLASMA SHEET
REVIEWS
CURRENTS
DOCUMENT TYPES
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
EARTH MAGNETOSPHERE
MECHANICS
PLANETARY IONOSPHERES
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