The Trapped Radiation Handbook. Change 5,

Abstract

The geomagnetic field, like other large-scale phenomena found in nature, is never absolutely quiescent or undistrubed. Field measurements versus time show a variety of disturbances having time durations lasting from a fraction of a second to as long as several days. The patterns are irregular in some cases and smooth in others, and might have a partially periodic or oscillatory structure. Some of the disturbances undoubtedly play a strong role in the particle supply and loss processes that determine the intensities of radiation belts. The numerous types of magnetic disturbances, along with their causes, are discussed in subsequent portions of this section. Appendix 2A describes some of the magnetic indices used in trapped radiation studies to characterize the relative intensities of magnetic disturbances.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 21, 1977
Accession Number
ADA044305

Entities

People

  • Gerald T. Davidson
  • John B. Cladis
  • Lester L. Newkirk

Organizations

  • Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bipolar Junction Transistors
  • Charged Particles
  • Computational Science
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Field Effect Transistors
  • Geometry
  • Ionization
  • Magnetic Disturbances
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Storms
  • Measurement
  • Plasma Waves
  • Semiconductors
  • Solar Wind
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.