Magnetospheric physics - Magnetic fields

Abstract

A report on progress on magnetospheric magnetic fields during the years from 1971 to 1974 is presented. The topology of the magnetosphere is considered along with the bow shock, upstream phenomena, the magnetosheath and magnetopause, the polar cusp, and the tail and the plasma sheet. Attention is given to the outer magnetosphere and magnetic field models, questions of convection, field-aligned currents and electric fields, and aspects of merging.