Physics
Scientific paper
Jun 1983
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983georl..10..451n&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 10, June 1983, p. 451-454.
Physics
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Jupiter Atmosphere, Magnetic Field Configurations, Magnetic Signatures, Planetary Magnetic Fields, Planetary Magnetospheres, Diurnal Variations, Neutral Sheets, Tearing Modes (Plasmas), Voyager 1 Spacecraft, Voyager 2 Spacecraft
Scientific paper
Voyager 1 and 2 detected signatures of reconnection in the nightside Jovian magnetosphere. The anti-sunward streaming events, recognized and designated as magnetospheric winds by Krimigis et al. (1980), were plainly associated with the northward inclination of the magnetic field. It is thought likely that the reconnection is due to the need to adjust the length of the extended nightside field lines to the dimension of the dayside magnetosphere; however, it is not a steady-state feature, and there is considerable variability. Besides these events, there were many occasions where northward and southward field polarities were mixed at the neutral sheet. These latter events were observed by Voyager 2 beyond approximately 80 Jupiter radii, where the observed field across the neutral sheet exceeded the dipole field strength. These are thought to represent the product of the tearing mode.
Nishida Akira
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