The Role of the Geomagnetic Tail in Substorms

  • A. J. Dessler
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Part of the Astrophysics and Space Science Library book series (AEMB, volume 11)

Abstract

The substorm is a magnetospheric phenomenon in which a large amount of energy is suddenly given to plasma particles at various locations throughout the magnetosphere. It is now generally accepted that the energy required to drive a magnetospheric substorm is supplied by the solar wind, stored in the magnetic field of the tail between substorms, and suddenly released in the form of plasma energy during a substorm. However, there is as yet no wide agreement on the mechanism(s) that govern the behavior of the tail to produce the substorm. Our understanding of this phenomenon ultimately rests on our achieving a quantitative theory of the magnetic merging process in the tail, as well as a quantitative understanding of the origin of the plasma sheet in the tail.

Keywords

Solar Wind Interplanetary Magnetic Field Plasma Sheet Neutral Line Auroral Electrojet 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • A. J. Dessler
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  1. 1.Dept. of Space ScienceRice UniversityHoustonUSA

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