Multistream hydrodynamic modeling of interhemispheric plasma flow

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Ionospheric Electron Density, Magnetic Flux, Magnetic Storms, Magnetohydrodynamic Flow, Plasmasphere, Hydrodynamic Equations, Hydrogen Ions, Plasma Interactions, Plasmapause, Shock Wave Propagation

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Interhemispheric plasma flow was simulated using one-stream and two-stream hydrodymic models in order to test the suggestion of Banks et al. (1971) and others that the collision of high-speed flows originating from the conjugate hemispheres will cause the formation of a pair of shocks. The single-fluid hydrodynamic equations were modified to include multiple ion streams, allowing for the possibility of counterstreaming flow. It was found that a counterstreaming of ion streams from conjugate hemispheres does occur during the early stages of the refilling of plamaspheric flux tubes, and that a pair of reverse shocks does form. These shocks form away from the equator, and their subsequent motion creates conditions similar to those predicted by the single-stream hydrodynamic models. The findings support the conclusion of earlier studies that the refilling of the plasmasphere occurs from the equatorial region downward.

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