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magnetopause|mægˈniːtəʊpɔːz|
[f. magneto- + pause n.]
The outer limit of a magnetosphere.
1963Sonett & Abrams in Jrnl. Geophysical Res. LXVIII. 1243/2 We call the region discussed in this paper the magnetopause (the transition region between the magnetosphere proper and the interplanetary medium). 1969Physics Bull. Feb. 54/1 The third spacecraft..is intended to investigate the ‘solar wind’ of low energy protons and electrons together with the geomagnetic cavity or magnetopause, where these particles are just in balance with the earth's magnetic field. 1971I. G. Gass et al. Understanding Earth xviii. 259/2 The solar wind protons are reflected at the magnetopause, and so never enter the magnetosphere. |