+ Visit NASA.gov + Advanced Search   + About the Server   + Animation List   + How to Use the Server   + RSS Feeds Previous Animation Next Animation The 'Big Picture' View of the Plasmapause and Ionospheric Electron Content - April 2001 This visualization presents a wide-angle overview of the plasmapause-Earth system. Electron content data is mapped to the sphere of the Earth. As the space storm progresses, the structure of the plasmapause becomes distorted but is still constrained by the structure of the Earth's dipolar magnetic field.    Overview of Earth/Plasmasphere region, with dates Duration: 20.0 seconds Available formats:   720x480 (29.97 fps) MPEG-2   17 MB   640x480 (30 fps) MPEG-1   11 MB   320x240 (30 fps) MPEG-1   3 MB   720x480 (29.97 fps) Frames (Bigpicture wdate)   320x240     JPEG         36 KB   640x480 (29.97 fps) MPEG-4   4 MB How to play our movies    Overview of Earth/Plasmasphere system, without dates. Duration: 20.0 seconds Available formats:   640x480 (30 fps) MPEG-1   11 MB   720x480 (29.97 fps) MPEG-2   17 MB   320x240 (30 fps) MPEG-1   3 MB   720x480 (29.97 fps) Frames (Bigpicture nodate)   320x240     JPEG         35 KB   640x480 (29.97 fps) MPEG-4   3 MB How to play our movies    The plasmasphere before the storm. Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 1 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 39 KB    The plasmasphere during the storm. The plume is the structure to the right, constrained to move along the magnetic field lines. Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 1 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 39 KB   160 x 80           PNG 10 KB   80 x 40             PNG   3 KB Animation Number: 3312 Animator: Tom Bridgman (SVS) (Lead) Completed: 2005-11-18 Scientists: Jerald Goldstein (SwRI)   Anthea J. Coster (MIT/Haystack)   Marlene Colerico (MIT/Haystack)   Robert Robinson (NSF)   Geoff Crowley (SwRI)   John Foster (MIT/Haystack) Instrument: IMAGE/EUV Data set: World-wide GPS Receiver Network Data Collected: 2001/04/11T14:59:00Z - 2001/04/12T01:03:00Z Series: Space Weather Cold Fronts Keywords: SVS >> Electron Fluxes SVS >> Plasmasphere GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Ionosphere/Magnetosphere Particles GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Ionosphere/Magnetosphere Particles >> Electron Flux GCMD >> Location >> Ionosphere SVS >> Plasmapause SVS >> Space Weather More Information on this topic available at: http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/cold_front_feature.html Science paper: JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, VOL. 110, A09S31, doi:10.1029/2004JA010928, 2005     Please give credit for this item to NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio Back to Top + Privacy Policy and Important Notices + Reproduction Guidelines NASA Official: SVS Contact: Curator: