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The article on Dungey Cycle is currently very sparse. Of the few things in the article, they are related to the topic. There was nothing distracting as there isn't much there. Overall it's too sparse. The tone is very neutral as there is only one sentence. There are no sources, which is not good, but understandable for such a short article. The only thing in the talk page is for this class.Shelby Crisp (talk) 02:47, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

Dungey Draft
The Dungey Cycle, officially proposed by Jim Dungey in 1961 explains the interactions between the earth's magnetosphere and solar wind. In short, energy from solar winds and the interplanetary magnetic field associated with those winds connect with Earth's magnetic field. This interconnection forms the Dungey cycle.

In a short, two page paper released in 1961, strides were made in our understanding of Earth's magnetosphere. Jim Dungey was motivated to understand the inner workings of Earth's aurora by his PhD mentor, Fred Hoyle. Dungey later included his research in his 1983 thesis after supplementing with data. The included idea of "magnetic reconnection" supplemented a preexisting idea of magnetic null points, which was a significant step forward.

The Dungey cycle is a phenomenon which occurs when solar winds interact with the ionosphere. In this interaction, two neutral points are formed on either side of earth. Symmetrical planes of potential form and wrap around the earth. The concept of magnetic reconnection refers to sheared magnetic field lines threading the magnetic sheet separating them.