Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009agufmsm23c1628j&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2009, abstract #SM23C-1628
Physics
[2753] Magnetospheric Physics / Numerical Modeling, [2756] Magnetospheric Physics / Planetary Magnetospheres, [2784] Magnetospheric Physics / Solar Wind/Magnetosphere Interactions, [6275] Planetary Sciences: Solar System Objects / Saturn
Scientific paper
At Saturn, both the external (the solar wind) and the internal (the planet’s rotation and internal plasma source) conditions play an important role in affecting the global configuration and dynamics of the magnetosphere. In this study, we use three-dimensional MHD simulations to investigate responses of kronian magnetosphere to changes in the solar wind during one solar rotation. In our simulations, we use idealized time-dependent solar wind conditions with characters typical of those seen at Saturn’s orbit during one solar rotation. We will discuss how Saturn’s global magnetosphere, in particular the global convection and current systems, responds under different solar wind conditions. We will also evaluate the relative importance of the solar wind speed and the IMF orientation in influencing dynamics of Saturn’s magnetosphere.
de Zeeuw D.
Gombosi Tamas I.
Hansen Kenneth Calvin
Jia Xun
Ridley Aaron J.
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