Search for an onset mechanism that operates for both CMEs and substorms

Substorms and coronal mass ejections have been cited as the most accessible examples of the explosive energy conversion phenomenon that seems to characterize one of the behavior modes of cosmic plasmas. This paper addresses the question of whether these two examples – substorms and CMEs – suppor...

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Main Authors: G. L. Siscoe, M. M. Kuznetsova, J. Raeder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-08-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/27/3141/2009/angeo-27-3141-2009.pdf