MAGNETIC FIELD OF THE EARTH AND PLANETS
Satellite observations and magnetic theory used to describe the planetary magnetic fields and their effects on solar system bodies
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Satellite observations and magnetic theory used to describe the planetary magnetic fields and their effects on solar system bodies
Integral and spherical-harmonic analysis of the geomagnetic field
Magnetic fields - interplanetary, planetary, stellar, meteoric and geomagnetism
Magnetic field of the moon and planets
Adiabatic integral invariant in the geomagnetic field
Preliminary reverse impulse of storms - analysis of atmospheric current functions
Cause of the preliminary reverse impulse of storms
Solar influences on geomagnetic and related phenomena
This publication is a product of the continuing study of the properties of charged particles and fields in space being conducted by The RAND Corporation under contract No. NAS5-276 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Magnetic storms, revealed by world-wide changes in the intensity of the earth's magnetic field, and emphasized by disturbances in electromagnetic communication channels, form detectable patterns on the surface of the earth and above it. The author draws together data from various times, places, and altitudes and, coupling these with what is known or inferred about the aurora, the ionosphere, and the relationship between them and the earth's radiation belts, creates a picture of what is believed to occur during a magnetic storm.
A discussion of the geomagnetic effects of streams of electromagnetic and particular radiation from the sun. The interplay of forces between the geomagnetic field and solar streams is outlined; and the theoretical relationship between these, the solar storms, the trapped Van Allen radiations, the polar aurora, and geomagnetic field distortion are presented.
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