Solar wind and internally driven dynamics:influences on magnetodiscs and auroral responses

Delamere, P. A. and Bagenal, F. and Paranicas, C. and Masters, A. and Radioti, A. and Bonfond, B. and Ray, Licia and Jia, X. and Nichols, J. and Arridge, C. (2015) Solar wind and internally driven dynamics:influences on magnetodiscs and auroral responses. Space Science Reviews, 187 (1-4). pp. 51-97. ISSN 0038-6308

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Abstract

The dynamics of the giant planet magnetodiscs are strongly influenced by planetary rotation. Yet the solar wind must ultimately remove plasma from these rapidly rotating magnetodiscs at the same rate that plasma is transported radially outward from the source regions: the Io and Enceladus plasma tori. It is not clear how the solar wind influences magnetospheric dynamics when the dynamics are dominated by rotation. However, auroral observations provide important clues. We review magnetodisc sources and radial transport and the solar wind interaction with the giant magnetospheres of Jupiter and Saturn in an attempt to connect auroral features with specific drivers. We provide a discussion of auroral signatures that are related to the solar wind interaction and summarize with a discussion of global magnetospheric dynamics as illustrated by global MHD simulations. Many questions remain and it is the intent of this review to highlight several of the most compelling questions for future research.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Space Science Reviews
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? NEUTRAL CLOUDSPLASMA TORUSMOMENTUM LOADINGDYNAMICSAURORAMAGNETODISCSRECONNECTIONSOLAR WINDHUBBLE-SPACE-TELESCOPEINTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC-FIELDKELVIN-HELMHOLTZ VORTICESIONOSPHERE COUPLING CURRENTSSATURNS MAGNETOSPHEREJOVIAN MAGNETOSPHERERADIO-EMISSIONROTATI ??
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74021
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Deposited On:
18 Jun 2015 05:59
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Yes
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Published
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