Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
A time-dependent three-dimensional MHD model was used to investigate the magnetospheric configuration as a function of the interplanetary magnetic field direction when it was in the y-z plane in geocentric solar magnetospheric coordinates. The model results show large global convection cells, tail lobe cells, high-latitude polarcap cells, and low latitude cells. The field-aligned currents generated in the model magnetosphere and the model convection system are compared with observations from low-altitude polar orbiting satellites.
Keywords:
GEOPHYSICS
Type:
Huntsville Workshop on Magnetosphere/Ionosphere Plasma Models; Oct 14, 1987 - Oct 16, 1987; Guntersville, AL; United States
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