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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The region of the [[magnetosphere]] in which the [[plasma]] (composed of [[electrons]] and positive [[ions]]) rotates with the earth.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Beyond the [[plasmapause]], [[magnetospheric convection]] driven by the interaction of the [[solar wind]] with the outer magnetosphere dominates the motion.</div><br/> </div> | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The region of the [[magnetosphere]] in which the [[plasma]] (composed of [[electrons]] and positive [[ions]]) rotates with the earth.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Beyond the [[plasmapause]], [[magnetospheric convection]] driven by the interaction of the [[solar wind|solar wind]] with the outer magnetosphere dominates the motion.</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:37, 25 April 2012
plasmasphere
The region of the magnetosphere in which the plasma (composed of electrons and positive ions) rotates with the earth.
Beyond the plasmapause, magnetospheric convection driven by the interaction of the solar wind with the outer magnetosphere dominates the motion.