High-latitude convection on open and closed field lines for large IMF B(y)

Details High-latitude convection on open and closed field lines for large IMF B(y) High-latitude convection on open and closed field lines for large IMF B(y)

Nov 1985

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985jgr....9011078m&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 90, Nov. 1, 1985, p. 11,078-11,082.

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Aeronomy, Atmospheric Circulation, Convection Currents, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Lines Of Force, Polar Regions, Atmospheric Temperature, Diurnal Variations, Energy Distribution, Explorer Satellites, Magnetic Field Configurations, Magnetic Flux, Plasma Layers

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S3-3 electric field observations for August 23, 1976, show a single convection cell engulfing the northern polar cap. The flow direction is that for a positive IMF B(y) component. The particle data indicate that nearly half the duskside sunward flow occurs on closed field lines whereas the dawnside flow is entirely on open field lines. This is interpreted in terms of an IMF B(y)-induced deformation in the polar cap boundary, where the deformation moves with the convective flow. Thus, convection streamlines cross the deformed polar cap boundary, but no flow crosses the boundary because it is carried by the flow. Since southern hemisphere convection is expected to occur with the opposite sense of rotation, closed field lines that will be forced to tilt azimuthally are predicted. On the nightside the tilt produces a y component of the magnetic field in the same direction as the IMF for either sign of IMF B(y). This interpretation is consistent with observations of a greater y component in the plasma sheet than the tail lobes, which are difficult to understand in terms of the common explanation of IMF penetration. Alternatives to this interpretation are also discussed.

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