Lavraud, B., Foullon, C. (Claire), Farrugia, C. J. (Charles John) and Eastwood, Jonathan P. (2011) The magnetopause, its boundary layers and pathways to the magnetotail. In: Liu, William and Fujimoto, Masaki, (eds.) The Dynamic Magnetosphere. IAGA Special Sopron Book Series, Vol.3 . Dordrecht ; New York: Springer, pp. 3-28. ISBN 9789400705012

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Abstract

We review the current understanding of the dynamics of the Earth’s magnetopause and boundary layers. We describe basic insights and recent advances concerning the main mechanisms that mediate solar wind energy, momentum and plasma transfer into the magnetosphere: magnetic reconnection, the Kelvin–Helmholtz instability and diffusive processes. We also present more global aspects of magnetopause and boundary layer dynamics, focusing specifically on recent studies of global solar wind–magnetosphere coupling and on solar wind plasma pathways to the magnetotail.

Item Type:	Book Item
Subjects:	Q Science > QC Physics
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Physics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Magnetopause, Magnetotails, Magnetosphere
Series Name:	IAGA Special Sopron Book Series
Publisher:	Springer
Place of Publication:	Dordrecht ; New York
ISBN:	9789400705012
Book Title:	The Dynamic Magnetosphere
Editor:	Liu, William and Fujimoto, Masaki
Official Date:	2011
Dates:	Date Event 2011 Published
Volume:	Vol.3
Number of Pages:	368
Page Range:	pp. 3-28
DOI:	10.1007/978-94-007-0501-2_1
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
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