Open AccessEarth's magnetotail investigated as an electrical circuit
Author(s) -
Wendel JoAnna
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2014eo270014
Subject(s) - magnetosphere , geomagnetic storm , earth's magnetic field , earth (classical element) , space weather , geophysics , satellite , geomagnetic secular variation , ring current , physics , ionosphere , storm , astrobiology , atmospheric sciences , meteorology , astronomy , magnetic field , quantum mechanics
The Earth's magnetosphere has profound influences on space weather: Geomagnetic storms born in the magnetosphere have the potential to disrupt satellite and terrestrial communications. The most dynamic part of the magnetosphere is the magnetotail, which appears on the nightside of the Earth and is composed of many different complex structures.