Magnetotails in the solar system /
Andreas Keiling, Caitríona M. Jackman, Peter A. Delamere, editors.
- x, 407 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.
- Geophysical monograph ; 207 .
- Geophysical monograph ; 207. .
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Magnetotail: Unsolved Fundamental Problem of Magnetospheric Physics / Mercury's Magnetotail / Magnetotails of Mars and Venus / Earth's Magnetotail / Jupiter's Magnetotail / Saturn's Magnetotail / Magnetotails of Uranus and Neptune / Satellite Magnetotails / Moon's Plasma Wake / Physics of Cometary Magnetospheres / Heliotail / Formation of Magnetotails: Fast and Slow Rotators Compared / Solar Wind Interaction with Giant Magnetospheres and Earth's Magnetosphere / Solar Wind Entry Into and Transport Within Planetary Magnetotails / Magnetic Reconnection in Different Environments: Similarities and Differences / Origin and Evolution of Plasmoids and Flux Ropes in the Magnetotails of Earth and Mars / Current Sheets Formation in Planetary Magnetotail / Substorms: Plasma and Magnetic Flux Transport from Magnetic Tail into Magnetosphere / Injection, Interchange, and Reconnection: Energetic Particle Observations in Saturn's Magnetosphere / Radiation Belt Electron Acceleration and Role of Magnetotail / Substorm Current Wedge at Earth and Mercury / Review of Global Simulation Studies of Effect of Ionospheric Outflow on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere System Dynamics / Andreas Keiling, Caitríona Jackman, and Peter Delamere -- Vytenis M Vasyliūnas -- T Sundberg and J A Slavin -- E Dubinin and M Fraenz -- Robert L McPherron -- Norbert Krupp , Elena Kronberg , and Aikaterini Radioti -- Caitríona M Jackman -- C S Arridge -- Xianzhe Jia -- J S Halekas, D A Brain and M Holmstr̲öm-- Tamas I Gombosi -- David J McComas -- D J Southwood -- P A Delamere -- Simon Wing and Jay R Johnson -- Michael Hesse, Nicolas Aunai, Masha Kuznetsova, Seiji Zenitani, and Joachim Birn -- J P Eastwood and S A Kiehas -- Antonius Otto, Min-Shiu Hsieh, and Fred Hall IV -- Gerhard Haerendel -- D G Mitchell, P C Brandt, J F Carbary, W S Kurth, S M Krimigis, C Paranicas, Norbert Krupp, D C Hamilton, B H Mauk, G B Hospodarsky, M K Dougherty, and W R Pryor -- Geoffrey D Reeves -- L Kepko, K-H Glassmeier, J A Slavin, and T Sundberg -- M Wiltberger. Preface / Section I: Introduction. Section II: Tutorials. Section III: Specialized Topics.
"All magnetized planets in our solar system (Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) interact strongly with the solar wind and possess well developed magnetotails. It is not only the strongly magnetized planets that have magnetotails. Mars and Venus have no global intrinsic magnetic field, yet they possess induced magnetotails. Comets have magnetotails that are formed by the draping of the interplanetary magnetic field. In the case of planetary satellites (moons), the magnetotail refers to the wake region behind the satellite in the flow of either the solar wind or the magnetosphere of its parent planet. The largest magnetotail of all in our solar system is the heliotail, the "magnetotail" of the heliosphere. The variety of solar wind conditions, planetary rotation rates, ionospheric conductivity, and physical dimensions provide an outstanding opportunity to extend our understanding of the influence of these factors on magnetotail processes and structures. Volume highlights include: Discussion on why a magnetotail is a fundamental problem of magnetospheric physics -- Unique collection of tutorials on a large range of magnetotails in our solar system -- In-depth reviews comparing magnetotail processes at Earth with other magnetotail structures found throughout the heliosphere. Collectively, Magnetotails in the Solar System brings together for the first time in one book a collection of tutorials and current developments addressing different types of magnetotails. As a result, this book should appeal to a broad community of space scientists, and it should also be of interest to astronomers who are looking at tail-like structures beyond our solar system."--