Magnetospheric substorms

Journal Article · Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1990 · Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest; (USA)

OSTI ID:5866613

Lopez, R E ^[1]

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1. Applied Research Corp., Landover, MD (USA)

The earth's magnetic tail acts as a reservoir for the energy that is extracted by the interaction between the solar wind and the earth's magnetosphere. Occasionally, a portion of that energy is released through a violent process known as a magnetospheric substorm. The substorm is one of the most important magnetospheric phenomena, and it is the subject of extensive research. Recent work utilizing data collected by the Active Magnetospheric Particle Tracer Explorers/Charge Composition Explorer satellite, built at APL, has contributed markedly to the understanding of substorms. 11 refs.

• OSTI ID: 5866613
• Journal Information: Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest; (USA), Vol. 11; ISSN 0270-5214
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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