Physics
Scientific paper
Sep 1981
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981jgr....86.8385b&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 86, Sept. 30, 1981, p. 8385-8401.
Physics
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Current Sheets, Jupiter Atmosphere, Planetary Magnetic Fields, Planetary Magnetospheres, Atmospheric Models, Field Strength, Magnetic Signatures, Voyager Project, Jupiter, Magnetotail, Current Sheets, Analysis, Magnetic Fields, Data, Structure, Characteristics, Magnitude, Distance, Geometry, Plasmas, Flow, Solar Wind, Interactions, Magnetosphere, Amplitude, Thickness, Mathematical Models, Polar Regions, Size, Distribution, Shape, Motion, Statistical Analysis
Scientific paper
A summary is given of the results of a further analysis of the magnetic field measurements in Jupiter's magnetic tail and in the region of the tail current sheet by both V1 and V2. Four studies are discussed. The first is a determination of the variation of the average magnetic field magnitude in the lobes of the magnetotail, that is, outside the plasma sheet, as a function of distance from the planet. The second is an examination of the variation with distance from Jupiter of the ratio of the azimuthal component of the magnetic field to the product of the radial distance and the radial component of the magnetic field. The third is a study of the detailed structure and orientation of the tail current sheet system, including both detailed illustrations of typical sheet crossings and the results of a minimum variance analysis of all V2 tail sheet traversals. The fourth is an investigation of various models which predict the position of the current sheet in the outer Jovian magnetosphere as a function of both time and location.
Behannon Kenneth W.
Burlaga Leonard Francis
Ness Norman F.
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