Formation of the Magnetosphere and Magnetospheric Plasma Regime

摘要

The Earth's magnetosphere is formed by the plasma flow from the Sun; i.e. solar wind. This solar wind particle can enter the magnetosphere through non-MHD processes and produces specific regions of plasma. This is due to the convection motion seen in the magnetosphere. An enhancement of the magnetospheric convection causes storms and sub-storms in the magnetosphere. Highly energetic particles can be produced through very efficient acceleration processes during the storms. In this paper we describe the fundamental physics of the magnetosphere, aiming a transition of researches to the Space Weather forecast.