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How Magnetic Waves Become Heat in Earth’s Magnetosphere

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Observations confirm a theoretical model explaining how—in Earth’s magnetosphere—large-scale magnetic waves heat up the magnetosphere’s plasma by transferring their energy to smaller-scale acoustic waves.

Source: Physics

DOI: 10.1103/physics.17.168

Author: Charles Day

Language: English

Topic: Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center

OpenAlex ID: W4407771981

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