Substorms: Future of magnetospheric substorm—Storm research
Abstract
We have made good progress in revealing and understanding the great complexity of magnetospheric substorm phenomena and processes during the last two decades. In spite of such advance, however, there are several areas in which a serious attempt for new advance is required. Seven areas are identified for discussion. I would like to encourage the younger generation to take up some of these subjects as a challenge, in particular, efforts to unify the “reconnection” models and the “nonreconnection” models; to image the entire magnetosphere; and to identify the origin of the north-south component of the interplanetary magnetic field.
- Publication:
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EOS Transactions
- Pub Date:
- April 1989
- DOI:
- 10.1029/89EO00121
- Bibcode:
- 1989EOSTr..70..529A
- Keywords:
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- Magnetic Storms;
- Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling;
- Magnetospheric Instability;
- Interplanetary Magnetic Fields;
- Magnetic Disturbances;
- Solar Wind;
- Magnetospheric Physics: Storms and substorms;
- Magnetospheric Physics: Solar wind-magnetosphere interactions;
- Magnetospheric Physics: Auroral phenomena