Proxy studies of energy transfer to the magnetosphere

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Jun 1991

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991jgr....96.9541s&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 96, June 1, 1991, p. 9541-9548.

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Earth Magnetosphere, Geomagnetism, Magnetic Field Reconnection, Regression Analysis, Solar Terrestrial Interactions, Energy Transfer, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Mach Number, Magnetoacoustics, Pressure Effects

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The transfer of energy into the magnetosphere is studied using as proxy the Am geomagnetic index and multilinear regressions and correlations with solar wind data. In particular, the response of Am to the reconnection mechanism is examined in relation to the orientation of the interplanetary magnetic field as well as the upstream plasma parameters. A functional dependence of Am on clock angle, the orientation of the IMF in the plane perpendicular to the flow, is derived after first correcting the index for nonreconnection effects due to dynamic pressure and velocity. An examination of the effect of upstream magnetosonic Mach number shows the reconnection mechanism to become less efficient at high Mach numbers. The reconnection mechanism is shown to be slightly enhanced by higher dynamic pressures.

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