IMF B(y) and day-night conductivity effects in the expanding polar cap convection model

Details IMF B(y) and day-night conductivity effects in the expanding polar cap convection model IMF B(y) and day-night conductivity effects in the expanding polar cap convection model

Feb 1987

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987jgr....92.1193m&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 92, Feb. 1, 1987, p. 1193-1198.

Physics

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Atmospheric Models, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Ionospheric Conductivity, Magnetohydrodynamic Flow, Polar Caps, Solar Terrestrial Interactions, Convective Flow, Earth Ionosphere, Flow Geometry, Time Dependence

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During southward B(z) periods the open field line region in the ionosphere (polar cap) expands due to increased dayside merging. Ionospheric plasma flow patterns result which can be classified by the sign of the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) B(y) component. In this paper, a time-dependent ionospheric convection model is constructed to simulate these flows. The model consists of a spiral boundary with a gap in it. The sign of the IMF B(y) component determines the geometry of the gap. A potential is applied across the gap and distributed around the boundary. A flow results which enters the polar cap through the gap and uniformly pushes the boundary outward. Results of the model show that B(y) effects are greatest near the gap and virtually unnoticeable on the nightside of the polar cap. Adding a day-night ionospheric conductivity gradient concentrates the polar cap electric field toward dawn. The resulting flow curvature gives a sunward component that is independent of B(y). These patterns are shown to be consistent with published observations.

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