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POINT CONJUGUE MAGNETIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 1991-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geophysics
CONT

Magnetic Conjugate. - A high-altitude detonation ... generates beta particles, or free electrons, that spiral along the Earth's magnetic field lines. This creates an increase in the ionization of the D layer of the atmosphere not only at the local area, but also in the area known as the magnetic conjugate in the opposite hemisphere!

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géophysique
CONT

(...) le champ moyen à l'intérieur de la magnétosphère est donné avec une bonne approximation par le développement complet de Gauss, à partir duquel, par exemple, on définit des points "conjugués magnétiques" qui se trouvent aux extrémités d'une même ligne de force du champ moyen réel.

Spanish

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