The Earth: Plasma Sources, Losses, and Transport Processes

This paper reviews the state of knowledge concerning the source of magnetospheric plasma at Earth. Source of plasma, its acceleration and transport throughout the system, its consequences on system dynamics, and its loss are all discussed. Both observational and modeling advances since the last time...

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Published in:Space science reviews 2015-10, Vol.192 (1-4), p.145-208
Main Authors: Welling, Daniel T., André, Mats, Dandouras, Iannis, Delcourt, Dominique, Fazakerley, Andrew, Fontaine, Dominique, Foster, John, Ilie, Raluca, Kistler, Lynn, Lee, Justin H., Liemohn, Michael W., Slavin, James A., Wang, Chih-Ping, Wiltberger, Michael, Yau, Andrew
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
Astrophysics
Astrophysics and Astroparticles
Covering
Dynamical systems
Dynamics
Earth
Ionosphere
Magnetic fields
Magnetosphere
Magnetospheres
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Planetology
Plasma
Plasma Physics
Solar physics
Solar wind
Space Exploration and Astronautics
Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics
System dynamics
Transport
Transport processes
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Summary:This paper reviews the state of knowledge concerning the source of magnetospheric plasma at Earth. Source of plasma, its acceleration and transport throughout the system, its consequences on system dynamics, and its loss are all discussed. Both observational and modeling advances since the last time this subject was covered in detail (Hultqvist et al., Magnetospheric Plasma Sources and Losses, 1999 ) are addressed.
ISSN:0038-6308
1572-9672
1572-9672
DOI:10.1007/s11214-015-0187-2