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... Upwelling of these heated ions along magnetic field lines and their subsequent trapping in the equatorial plane due to interactions with regions of plasma turbulence provide an important source of magnetospheric plasma. A wide variety of plasma waves participates in the complex energy transfer processes on auroral field lines.
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Key Terms

  • magnetic field
  • particle distribution
  • solar wind
  • plasma waves
  • magnetic fields

  • auroral field
  • electric field
  • field lines
  • electric fields
  • distribution function

  • plasma morphology
  • particle measurements
  • atmospheric regions
  • magnetospheric plasma
  • charged particles


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