<p>Lecture, four hours. Lectures, discussions, and exercises on specific advanced topics in magnetospheric plasma physics. Previous courses examined magnetic storms, magnetospheric substorms, ultralow frequency waves, and adiabatic particle motion in Earth’s radiation belts. S/U or letter grading.</p>

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Topics in Magnetospheric Plasma Physics

EPSSCI261

4 units