Data Analysis Center for Geomagnetism and Space Magnetism, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University

Intense Magnetopause Erosion at Earth During the May 2024 Solar Storm

Abstract Earth's main magnetic field forms the magnetosphere, shielding the planet from solar wind plasma. Southward interplanetary magnetic fields erode the magnetosphere, a process known as magnetopause erosion, allowing solar wind penetration close to the Earth. While magnetic...