Solar-terrestrial Physics: An Account of the Wave and Particle Radiations from the Quiet and the Active Sun, and of the Consequent Terrestrial Phenomena |
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THE FORMATION OF THE MAGNETOSPHERE | 5 |
SOLAR STORMS AND THEIR EXTENSION INTO | 7 |
MAGNETOSPHERIC STORMS | 8 |
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Alfvén angle assumed axis boundary called centre Chapman charged particles chromosphere cm² collisions component conductivity constituents convective coordinates core corona cosmic rays cross-section curves denotes diffusion coefficient Dip latitude dipole dynamo action earth radii electric current electric field electron density emission rate equation equatorial plane equilibrium estimated exosphere F region flow flux frequency function geocentric distance geomagnetic field geomagnetic field lines given harmonic heat height distribution Height km helium hydrogen hydrogen atoms intensity interplanetary magnetic field interplanetary space ionization ionosphere layer magnetopause magnetosheath magnetosphere magnetotail molecular molecules N₂ neutral particles Number density cm-3 observed oxygen photoelectrons photoionization photospheric plasma plasma sheet plasmasphere polar positive ions potential protons radius reactions satellite scale height scattering shows solar radiation solar wind speed spherical structure sunspot cycle temperature thermal thermopause upper atmosphere values vector velocity vertical wavelength waves