The earth's magnetotail
Abstract
The physics of the earth's magnetotail is discussed. The structure and components of the magnetotail and the electromagnetic interactions that give rise to them are described. The release of energy by the magnetotail, which causes auroras and the formation of plasmoids, is examined.
- Publication:
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Scientific American
- Pub Date:
- March 1986
- DOI:
- 10.1038/scientificamerican0386-40
- Bibcode:
- 1986SciAm.254c..40H
- Keywords:
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- Auroras;
- Geomagnetic Tail;
- Magnetic Field Reconnection;
- Solar Wind;
- Earth Ionosphere;
- Earth Magnetosphere;
- Magnetohydrodynamics;
- Geophysics