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PLASMAPAUSE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-03-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geophysics
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- plasmapause
1, record 1, English, plasmapause
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Outer boundary of the plasmasphere, at a distance of about four Earth radii, at which there is a sharp drop in the electron density and an increase in temperature with distance. 2, record 1, English, - plasmapause
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
For the Earth, the plasmapause is described as the equipotential boundary between a region dominated by the corotational electric field, where there are closed particle orbits, and a region dominated by a convective dawn-dusk electric field, where there are no closed orbits. However, the existence of such a static boundary for the dynamic magnetospheres of Uranus and Neptune has been called into question, by two dimensional guiding center calculations for particles in the magnetic equatorial plane. 3, record 1, English, - plasmapause
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géophysique
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plasmapause
1, record 1, French, plasmapause
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Limite extérieure de la plasmasphère, à une distance d'environ quatre rayons terrestres, à partir de laquelle se produisent une chute brusque de la densité électronique et une augmentation de la température avec la distance. 2, record 1, French, - plasmapause
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geofísica
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- plasmapausa
1, record 1, Spanish, plasmapausa
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Límite exterior de la plasmasfera, a una distancia de unos cuatro radios terrestres, a partir de la cual se producen una caída brusca de la densidad electrónica y un aumento de la temperatura en función de la distancia. 2, record 1, Spanish, - plasmapausa
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