Magnetospheric Energy Inputs Into the Thermospheres of Jupiter and Saturn

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May 2005

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American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting 2005, abstract #SA24A-01

Physics

0343 Planetary Atmospheres (5405, 5407, 5409, 5704, 5705, 5707), 0358 Thermosphere: Energy Deposition, 5707 Atmospheres: Structure And Dynamics, 6220 Jupiter, 6275 Saturn

Scientific paper

The high temperatures observed in the upper atmospheres of the giant planets have yet to be fully explained. Joule heating and ion drag associated with magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling currents are major energy inputs at high latitudes. We use a thermospheric general circulation model to study the effects of Joule heating and ion drag upon the energetics and dynamics of the upper atmosphere. We find that the resultant temperature distribution from the mixing of magnetospheric energy and momentum inputs is more complex than initially expected.

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