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"... a well-supported claim of a shift in paradigm from the old quasi-steady picture of convection to a new, much more dynamic one .... Primarily, however, it provides enjoyment and stimulation for the educated reader, and I highly recommend it to all colleagues interested in the topic." --Eos
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The magnetosphere is the region where cosmic rays and the solar wind interact with the Earth's magnetic field, creating such phenomena as the northern lights and other aurorae. The configuration and dynamics of the magnetosphere are of interest to planetary physicists, geophysicists, plasma astrophysicists, and to scientists planning space missions. The circulation of solar wind plasma in the magnetosphere and substorms have long been used as the principle paradigms for studying this vital region. Charles F. Kennel, a leading scientist in the field, here presents a synthesis of the convection and substorm literatures, and an analysis of convection and 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. Written in an accessible, non-mathematical style, this book introduces the reader to the exciting discoveries in this fast-growing field.
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"... a well-supported claim of a shift in paradigm from the old quasi-steady picture of convection to a new, much more dynamic one .... Primarily, however, it provides enjoyment and stimulation for the educated reader, and I highly recommend it to all colleagues interested in the topic." --Eos
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The magnetosphere is the region where cosmic rays and the solar wind interact with the Earth's magnetic field, creating such phenomena as the northern lights and other aurorae. The configuration and dynamics of the magnetosphere are of interest to planetary physicists, geophysicists, plasma astrophysicists, and to scientists planning space missions. The circulation of solar wind plasma in the magnetosphere and substorms have long been used as the principle paradigms for studying this vital region. Charles F. Kennel, a leading scientist in the field, here presents a synthesis of the convection and substorm literatures, and an analysis of convection and 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. Written in an accessible, non-mathematical style, this book introduces the reader to the exciting discoveries in this fast-growing field.
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northward interplanetary field, poleward arc system, auroral bulge, southward interplanetary field, auroral onset, plasma sheet flow, most poleward arc, inner central plasma sheet, polar cusp ionosphere, ionospheric flow bursts, minute growth phase, extreme geomagnetic quiet, bursty bulk flow events, dayside reconnection rate, geosynchronous region, geosynchronous substorm, plasma sheet recovery, geostationary region, poleward aurora, teardrop magnetosphere, energetic ion bursts, steady reconnection model, distance downtail, convection and substorms, magnetosheath field Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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northward interplanetary field, poleward arc system, auroral bulge, southward interplanetary field, auroral onset, plasma sheet flow, most poleward arc, inner central plasma sheet, polar cusp ionosphere, ionospheric flow bursts, minute growth phase, extreme geomagnetic quiet, bursty bulk flow events, dayside reconnection rate, geosynchronous region, geosynchronous substorm, plasma sheet recovery, geostationary region, poleward aurora, teardrop magnetosphere, energetic ion bursts, steady reconnection model, distance downtail, convection and substorms, magnetosheath field Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Transport and Energy Conversion in the Heliosphere: Lectures Given at the CNRS Summer School on Solar Astrophysics, Oleron, France, 25-29 May 1998 (Lecture Notes in Physics) by J.-P. Rozelot on page 139
- Reconnection of Magnetic Fields: Magnetohydrodynamics and Collisionless Theory and Observations by J. Birn in Back Matter
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