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Dungey cycle: a standalone construct

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Space physics

the circulation of magnetic flux in Earth's magnetosphere driven by dayside reconnection with the solar wind and nightside reconnection in the magnetotail.

In space physics, Dungey cycle refers to the circulation of magnetic flux in Earth's magnetosphere driven by dayside reconnection with the solar wind and nightside reconnection in the magnetotail. This meaning comes from Dungey (1961) in Physical Review Letters.[1]

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References

Dungey, J. W. (1961). Interplanetary Magnetic Field and the Auroral Zones. Physical Review Letters, 6(2), 47-48. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.6.47

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