A three-dimensional dynamic kinetic model of the plasmasphere
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Authors
Pierrard, V.
Stegen, K.
Discipline
Physical sciences
Audience
Scientific
Date
2008Metadata
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The scientific goal of the present paper is to develop a three-dimensional physical dynamic model of the plasmasphere that is constrained by realistic data. The core of the plasmasphere is obtained from the kinetic exospheric approach assuming a kappa velocity distribution function for the particles. The relative abundance of trapped particles is constrained in such way that the density profiles correspond to Carpenter and Anderson's (1992) observations. The position of the plasmapause is determined by the interchange instability mechanism for the formation of the plasmapause, which is a function of the level of geomagnetic activity. The deformation of the plasmasphere during quiet and disturbed geomagnetic periods is illustrated and compared with the results of other plasmaspheric models and observations of IMAGE and Cluster.
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Pierrard, V.; Stegen, K. (2008). A three-dimensional dynamic kinetic model of the plasmasphere. , Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Vol. 113, Issue 10, A10209, DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013060.Identifiers
scopus: 2-s2.0-57549095401
Type
Article
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Yes
Language
eng