Radial force balance within Jupiter's dayside magnetosphere

Details Radial force balance within Jupiter's dayside magnetosphere Radial force balance within Jupiter's dayside magnetosphere

Sep 1987

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987jgr....92.9931m&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 92, Sept. 1, 1987, p. 9931-9941.

Other

25

Daytime, Jupiter Atmosphere, Planetary Magnetospheres, Corotation, Planetary Magnetic Fields, Ring Currents, Tensor Analysis, Voyager 1 Spacecraft, Jupiter, Magnetosphere, Dayside, Magnetic Properties, Magnetic Fields, Density, Voyager 1 Mission, Spacecraft Observations, Lecp Instrument, Pressure, Parameters, Temperature, Hypotheses, Particles, Acceleration, Comparisons, Calculations, Latitude, Stress

Scientific paper

A local field stress technique, developed previously in a study of the Saturnian magnetosphere, is introduced to the problem of determining the radial force balance characteristics of Jupiter's magnetosphere. The authors begin by estimating the near-equatorial, radial magnetic force densities using the data obtained by Voyager 1 principally on the dayside (inbound) portion of its trajectory (7.4 ≤ R(Rj) ≤ 42). Using the low-energy charged particle data (⪆30 keV) and other published data they then explore ways in which the field forces might be balanced. Comparing present results with the results of a previous study, the authors note that contrary to common expectations, Saturn rather than Jupiter is unique in having the corotation centrifugal forces dominate over other sources of radial particle force in some regions of the middle (ring current) equatorial magnetosphere.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Radial force balance within Jupiter's dayside magnetosphere does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Radial force balance within Jupiter's dayside magnetosphere, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Radial force balance within Jupiter's dayside magnetosphere will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1675955