Impulsive penetration of filamentary plasma elements into the magnetospheres of the Earth and Jupiter

dc.contributor.author	Lemaire, J.
dc.date	1977
dc.date.accessioned	2019-04-19T09:41:18Z
dc.date.available	2019-04-19T09:41:18Z
dc.identifier.uri	https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/7226
dc.description	Assuming that the solar wind plasma is usually non-uniform over distances of 10,000 km or less, it is shown that filamentary plasma elements stretched out from the Sun can penetrate impulsively and become engulfed into the magnetosphere. The diamagnetic effects associated with these plasma inhomogeneities are observed in outer magnetospheres and magnetosheaths as dips or directional discontinuities in the magnetic field measurements. From the mean penetration distances of these diamagnetic plasma elements one can deduce a mean deceleration time, as well as an approximate value of the integrated Pedersen conductivity in the polar cusp of the Earth and Jupiter.
dc.language	eng
dc.title	Impulsive penetration of filamentary plasma elements into the magnetospheres of the Earth and Jupiter
dc.type	Article
dc.subject.frascati	Physical sciences
dc.audience	Scientific
dc.source.title	Planetary and Space Science
dc.source.volume	25
dc.source.issue	9
dc.source.page	887-890
Orfeo.peerreviewed	Yes
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/0032-0633(77)90042-3