A comparative review of bow shocks and magnetopauses

Details A comparative review of bow shocks and magnetopauses A comparative review of bow shocks and magnetopauses

Apr 1984

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Bow Waves, Conferences, Magnetic Fields, Magnetopause, Shock Waves, Extraterrestrial Environments, Magnetospheric Instability, Planetary Ionospheres, Solar Wind

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Bow shock and magnetopauses formation is discussed. Plasma and magnetic field environments of all the planets from Mercury to Saturn were measured. It was found that all the planets have bow shocks and almost all have a magnetopause. Venus is the only planet with no measurable intrinsic magnetic field and the solar wind interacts directly with Venus' ionosphere. The bow shock characteristics depend on the changing solar wind conditions. The shape of a magnetopause or any obstacle to flow depends on the three dimensional pressure profile that it presents to the solar wind. Jupiter is unusual because of the considerable amount of plasma which is contained in its magnetosphere. Magnetopause boundaries in ecliptic plane projection are modelled by segments of ellipses, matched to straight lines for the magnetotool boundaries or parabolas. Specific properties of known planetary bow shocks and magnetopauses are reviewed.

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