A SURVEY OF MAGNETIC STORMS,
Abstract
Our knowledge of magnetic storms is briefly summarized. They arise from phenomena associated with the impact upon the geomagnetic field of streaming solar particles. The outer geomagnetic field is distorted by the solar wind into a configuration resembling the tail of a comet, with the earth as nucleus. Secondary phenomena in the trailing tail, probably, are important in causing associated phenomena such as the aurora and ionospheric storms, but the causative processes involved are not understood.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0624776
Entities
People
- E. H. Vestine
Organizations
- RAND Corporation