Magnetic reversals of Jupiter and Saturn

Details Magnetic reversals of Jupiter and Saturn Magnetic reversals of Jupiter and Saturn

Jul 1986

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Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 67, July 1986, p. 88-95.

Computer Science

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Dynamo Theory, Jupiter (Planet), Planetary Magnetic Fields, Planetary Rotation, Saturn (Planet), Planetary Radiation, Secular Variations, Solar Magnetic Field

Scientific paper

The possibility that the gas-giant planets Jupiter and Saturn undergo solar-type magnetic reversals is examined using dynamo theory and radiotelescope data on decametriic emissions from Jupiter. Possible values are found for the effects of the fluctuating velocity field, the magnetic diffusivity, and change in the rotation rate of a dynamo over a characteristic length. The radio emissions from Jupiter decreased in intensity from 1961-72 and rose steadily to the end of 1978, which could have been caused by a change in the Jovian magnetic field. Since Jupiter may have a small rocky core embedded in metallic hydrogen which comprises 75 percent of the radius of the planet, the planetary magnetic field may extend into the cores of its satellites. The dynamo characteristics, like those of Saturn, would be chaotic, although quasi-periodic reversals could occur over intervals on the order of centuries instead of decades such as with the sun and much longer periods such as with the earth.

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