Radiation Belts and Plasmapause Fluctuate Under Solar Storm
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- Visualizations by:
- Tom Bridgman
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In this visualization, we see the interaction of the radiation belts (violet/white), the plasmapause (green surface) and magnetopause (gray surface).
NOTE: This visualization shows the Earth's magnetic dipole field lines rotating rigidly with the Earth. Technically, this is inaccurate. Ions and electrons in the lower atmosphere can create currents which can make these lines 'drag' with Earth's rotation, but this will occur mostly near the Earth and not higher up. More details on this process can be found in the FAQ at the The Exploration of the Earth's Magnetosphere web site, Does the Earth's magnetic field rotate?.
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
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Animators
- Tom Bridgman (Global Science and Technology, Inc.) [Lead]
- Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC)
- James W. Williams (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
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Scientists
- Daniel Baker (LASP)
- Jerald Goldstein (SwRI)
- Shrikanth G. Kanekal (NASA/GSFC)
Missions
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This visualization can be found in the following series:Datasets used in this visualization
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Solar Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer (SAMPEX)
ID: 90This dataset can be found at: http://sunland.gsfc.nasa.gov/smex/sampex/
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IMAGE
ID: 41
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