INTERSECTIONS ON MAGNETIC HIGHWAYS:A SUN EARTH CONNECTION
J.D.Scudder
Summary:
ELUSIVE, ISOLATED, AND SMALL INTERCHANGES ON MAGNETIC HIGHWAYS HAVE BEEN
SHOWN TO OCCUR FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A NATURALLY OCCURRING LOW DENSITY SPACE
PLASMA
SUCH LOCAL INTERCHANGES ARE INVOKED TO EXPLAIN GLOBAL RECONFIGURATIONS OF
MAGNETIC FIELDS IN OTHER ASTROPHYSICAL CONTEXTS SUCH AS FLARES ON THE SUN OR
APERIODIC X-RAY BURSTS FROM BINARY STARS
LOCAL INTERCHANGES ENABLE GLOBAL RECONFIGURATIONS OF GEOSPACE WITH
WIDESPREAD CONSEQUENCES, EVENTUALLY INCLUDING THE AURORA AND STORMS OF SOLAR
WEATHER.
