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MHD effects of the solar wind flow around planets |
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H. K. Biernat, N. V. Erkaev, C. J. Farrugia, D. F. Vogl, W. Schaffenberger |
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Englisch
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1023-5809
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In: Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics ; 7, no. 3/4 ; Nr. 7, no. 3/4, S.201-210 |
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250004258
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/npg-7-201-2000.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| The study of the interaction of the solar
wind with magnetized and unmagnetized planets forms a central topic of space
research. Focussing on planetary magnetosheaths, we review some major
developments in this field. Magnetosheath structures depend crucially on the
orientation of the interplanetary magnetic field, the solar wind Alfvén Mach
number, the shape of the obstacle (axisymmetric/non-axisymmetric, etc.), the
boundary conditions at the magnetopause (low/high magnetic shear), and the
degree of thermal anisotropy of the plasma. We illustrate the cases of Earth,
Jupiter and Venus. The terrestrial magnetosphere is axisymmetric and has been
probed in-situ by many spacecraft. Jupiter's magnetosphere is highly non-axisymmetric. Furthermore, we study magnetohydrodynamic effects in the Venus
magnetosheath. |
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