Noun
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magnetopause (plural magnetopauses)
The boundary between the Earth's magnetosphere and the sun's plasma.
Because the solar wind exists at all times and not just times of solar flares, the magnetopause is a permanent feature of the space near any planet with a magnetic field. Source: Internet
Earth's magnetopause has been compared to a sieve because it allows solar wind particles to enter. Source: Internet
Experts believe that this was the first occasion that the appearance of Kelvin-Helmholtz waves at the magnetopause had been displayed at high latitude dawnward orientation of the IMF. Source: Internet
ISBN 0-521-48219-4 Solar System magnetopauses Research on the magnetopause is conducted using the LMN coordinate system (which is set of axes like XYZ). Source: Internet
Magnetopause main The magnetopause is the area of the magnetosphere wherein the pressure from the planetary magnetic field is balanced with the pressure from the solar wind. Source: Internet
Since the solar wind is continuously flowing outward, the magnetopause above, below and to the sides of the planet are swept backward into the geomagnetic tail as shown in the artist’s concept. Source: Internet