Talk:Plasmasphere

Incorrect link in article
The article says thats the Plasmasphere was discovered by Don Carpenter in 1963. This information is correct; however, the link to his name is to a different Don Carpenter, a writer. The Don Carpenter in this article is a Professor Emeritus at Stanford University, Electrical Engineering department. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 171.64.90.196 (talk) 18:42, 15 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Good catch. I changed the link, but I don't have time to make a page for the correct Don Carpenter right now.  If anyone wants to do it, the following link might be helpful:https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/bitstream/1811/35210/4/Carpenter_transcript_corrected.pdf Crumley (talk) 23:54, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Scope of "space plasmas"
Please see Talk:Astrophysical plasma. Thanks. fgnievinski (talk) 16:04, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

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Equating the plasmapause to the inner magnetosphere and associated spatial extent
The article states without a direct reference that the plasmasphere and the inner magnetosphere are the same entity, but this is not true in general (the plasmasphere refers specifically to cold dense plasma controlled by the ExB drift phenomenon; in contrast to the ring current, etc., which are physically co-located but separate particle populations). Certainly the inner magnetosphere is expected to contain the plasmapause (plasmaspheric boundary, typically at ~4 earth radii from the Earth's core) but within the field/literature it is also typically permissible to include the outer radiation belts, plasmaspheric draining plume, and isotropic boundary (interface between outer radiation belt and plasma sheet), which may be at radial distances beyond 6 earth radii.

To avoid confusion it would be good to find a reference which clearly specifies the definition of the inner magnetosphere, and/or to start a new article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mrkinzie (talk • contribs) 06:27, 28 June 2022 (UTC)