The 'Big Picture' View of the Plasmapause and Ionospheric Electron Content - April 2001

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This visualization presents a wide-angle overview of the plasmapause-Earth system. Electron content data is mapped to the sphere of the Earth. As the space storm progresses, the structure of the plasmapause becomes distorted but is still constrained by the structure of the Earth's dipolar magnetic field.

Overview of Earth/Plasmasphere region, with dates

Overview of Earth/Plasmasphere system, without dates.

The plasmasphere before the storm.

The plasmasphere before the storm.

The plasmasphere during the storm. The plume is the structure to the right, constrained to move along the magnetic field lines.

The plasmasphere during the storm. The plume is the structure to the right, constrained to move along the magnetic field lines.

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See http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/cold_front_feature.html

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This page was originally published on Monday, December 5, 2005.
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JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, VOL. 110, A09S31, doi:10.1029/2004JA010928, 2005

JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, VOL. 110, A09S31, doi:10.1029/2004JA010928, 2005

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