Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 1974
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1974jgr....79.5077h&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 79, Dec. 1, 1974, p. 5077-5088.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Electric Fields, Magnetic Induction, Planetary Magnetic Fields, Solar Wind, Astronomical Models, Atmospheric Electricity, Electrical Resistivity, Planetary Atmospheres, Planetary Ionospheres, Planetary Surfaces, Plasma Interactions, Steady State
Scientific paper
An analytic solution is presented for the steady state electric and magnetic fields induced by the motional electric field of the solar wind in the atmosphere or interior of a planet that is asymmetrically surrounded by solar wind plasma. The electrically conducting ionosphere or interior must be in direct electrical contact with the solar wind over the day side of the planet. The conducting region of the planet is modeled by a sphere or a spherical shell of arbitrarily stratified electrical conductivity. A monoconducting cylindrical cavity is assumed to extend downstream on the night side of the planet. The solar wind is assumed to be highly conducting so that the induced fields are confined to the planet and cavity. Induced currents close as sheet currents at the solar wind-cavity and solar wind-planet interfaces. Numerical evaluations of the analytic formulas are carried out for a uniformly conducting spherical model.
Horning B. L.
Schubert Gerald
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