|
Region's name |
Designation used on the ASCII files |
Designation used on the plots |
|
Solar wind |
SOW |
SW |
|
Bowshock |
BSW |
BS |
|
Magnetosheath |
MSH |
MS |
|
Magnetopause |
MPA |
MP |
|
Low Latitude Boundary Layer |
MBL |
BL |
|
High Latitude Boundary Layer |
MBL |
BL |
|
Tail Northern Lobe |
LBN |
LOBS |
|
Tail Southern Lobe |
LBS |
LOBS |
|
Plasma Sheet |
PSH |
PS |
|
Neutral Sheet |
NSH |
NS |
|
Polar Cap |
POC |
CAP |
|
Cusp |
CSP |
CUSP |
|
Auroral Zone |
AUR |
AUR |
|
Radiation Belts |
RBT |
RB |
|
Earth's Shadow Region |
ECS |
ECLIPSE |
See as well the used simulative magnetosphere's regions and boundaries
models.Dr. Victoria Prokhorenko
Last modified 17 January 1999