Explore: Plasmasphère

The plasmasphere, or inner magnetosphere, is a region of the Earth's magnetosphere consisting of low-energy (cool) plasma. It is located above the ionosphere

wind. Charged particles are contained within the magnetosphere; the plasmasphere is defined by low-energy particles that essentially follow magnetic field

exploration began, it has been observed that the extent of the ionosphere or plasmasphere is highly variable, and often much larger than previously appreciated

Forbush decrease Magnetospherics History Particle motion Magnetosheath Plasmasphere Van Allen radiation belt Ring current Birkeland current Magnetic storm

ceases during the night. The ionosphere forms the inner edge of the plasmasphere – the inner magnetosphere. It has practical importance because it influences

where the solar wind slows abruptly. Inside the magnetosphere is the plasmasphere, a donut-shaped region containing low-energy charged particles, or plasma

Magnetosphere Magnetosphere chronology Magnetosphere particle motion Plasmasphere Ring current Van Allen radiation belt Solar wind Magnetic cloud Coronal

Earth's plasmasphere on a global scale. The 30.4-nm feature is relatively easy to measure because it is the brightest ion emission from the plasmasphere, it

Forbush decrease Magnetospherics History Particle motion Magnetosheath Plasmasphere Van Allen radiation belt Ring current Birkeland current Magnetic storm

strikes—and the plasmasphere. He was the first person to prove whistlers are caused by lightning strikes and to deduce the plasmasphere's existence. He