Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 2002
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002esasp.506....3p&link_type=abstract
In: Solar variability: from core to outer frontiers. The 10th European Solar Physics Meeting, 9 - 14 September 2002, Prague, Cze
Physics
Magnetosphere, Reconnection, Thin Current Sheets, Bursty Flows
Scientific paper
The past decade has brought the solar and magnetospheric physics communities together through the understanding that the dynamics of the connected Sun-Earth system needs to be treated as a whole. Superficially, dynamic processes on the solar surface resemble those in the Earth's magnetosphere, and in both cases it is generally believed that magnetic reconnection is a key element of the dynamic processes. Furthermore, both solar and magnetospheric dynamics have proved to be complex and difficult to observe, which has emphasized the role of numerical simulations as an additional tool for analysis of the observational results. This paper highlights some of the recent advances in combining observational and numerical results to understand magnetospheric processes. As these deal with very basic properties of low-beta plasmas such as applicability of MHD theory, microphysics of reconnection, thin current sheet dynamics, or spatial structuring of large-scale flows, these results may also have their analogs in the solar dynamics.
No associations
LandOfFree
Magnetospheric dynamics: the pros and cons of making in-situ measurements 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 Magnetospheric dynamics: the pros and cons of making in-situ measurements, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Magnetospheric dynamics: the pros and cons of making in-situ measurements will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-963393