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"Substorm"
Keywords:
aurora
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birkeland
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earthward
,
magnetotail
,
magnetosphere
A global development of the aurora and Earth's magnetosphere that has three main phases: growth, break-up, and recovery.
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a process by which plasma in the magnetotail becomes energized at a fast rate, flowing earthward and producing bright auroras and large Birkeland currents, for typical durations of half an hour.
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