A brief history of magnetospheric physics before the spaceflight era

Journal Article · Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1989 · Reviews of Geophysics and Space Physics; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/RG027i001p00103· OSTI ID:5508059

Stern, D P ^[1]

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1. NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD (USA)

Early research on the earth's magnetic environment is reviewed, with attention given to the period when only ground-based observations were possible. Early work on geomagnetism is discussed as well as the sunspot cycle, solar fares, the possibility of electron beams from the sun, and the Chapman-Ferraro cavity. Consideration is also given to the ring current, Alfvens theory and electric fields, interplanetary plasma, and polar magnetic storms. 134 refs.

• OSTI ID: 5508059
• Journal Information: Reviews of Geophysics and Space Physics; (USA), Vol. 27; ISSN 0034-6853
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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