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Journal articleArcher MO, Turner DL, Eastwood JP, et al., 2014, , JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS, Vol: 119, Pages: 8117-8125, ISSN: 2169-9380
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- Citations: 50
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Journal articleSlavin JA, DiBraccio GA, Gershman DJ, et al., 2014, , JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS, Vol: 119, Pages: 8087-8116, ISSN: 2169-9380
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- Citations: 130
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Journal articleRieutord M, Beth A, 2014, , ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS, Vol: 570, ISSN: 0004-6361
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- Citations: 9
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Journal articleJinks SL, Bunce EJ, Cowley SWH, et al., 2014, , JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS, Vol: 119, Pages: 8161-8177, ISSN: 2169-9380
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- Citations: 32
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Journal articleMoore L, O'Donoghue J, Mueller-Wodarg I, et al., 2014, , Icarus, Vol: 245, Pages: 355-366, ISSN: 0019-1035
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Journal articleGryspeerdt E, Stier P, Partridge DG, 2014, , Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Vol: 14, Pages: 9677-9694, ISSN: 1680-7324
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Journal articleBall WT, Mortlock DJ, Egerton JS, et al., 2014, , JOURNAL OF SPACE WEATHER AND SPACE CLIMATE, Vol: 4, ISSN: 2115-7251
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- Citations: 7
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Journal articleVarsani A, Owen CJ, Fazakerley AN, et al., 2014, , ANNALES GEOPHYSICAE, Vol: 32, Pages: 1093-1117, ISSN: 0992-7689
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Journal articleProvan G, Lamy L, Cowley SWH, et al., 2014, , JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS, Vol: 119, ISSN: 2169-9380
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- Citations: 44
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Journal articleNewton B, Cowie S, Rijks D, et al., 2014, , BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, Vol: 95, Pages: 1325-1328, ISSN: 0003-0007
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- Citations: 3
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Journal articleCheung JCH, Haigh JD, Jackson DR, 2014, , JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES, Vol: 119, Pages: 9253-9266, ISSN: 2169-897X
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- Citations: 27
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Journal articleYang YY, Shen C, Zhang YC, et al., 2014, , Journal of Geophysical 91桃色: Space Physics, Vol: 119, Pages: 6327-6341, ISSN: 2169-9402
Unambiguous knowledge of magnetic field structure and the electric current distribution is critical for understanding the origin, evolution, and related dynamic properties of magnetic flux ropes (MFRs). In this paper, a survey of 13 MFRs in the Earth's magnetotail are conducted by Cluster multipoint analysis, so that their force-free feature, i.e., the kind of magnetic field structure satisfying J × B = 0, can be probed directly. It is showed that the selected flux ropes with the bipolar signature of the south-north magnetic field component generally lie near the equatorial plane, as expected, and that the magnetic field gradient is rather weak near the axis center, where the curvature radius is large. The current density (up to several tens of nA/m2) reaches their maximum values as the center is approached. It is found that the stronger the current density, the smaller the angles between the magnetic field and current in MFRs. The direct observations show that only quasi force-free structure is observed, and it tends to appear in the low plasma beta regime (in agreement with the theoretic results). The quasi force-free region is generally found to be embedded in the central portion of the MFRs, where the current is approximately field aligned and proportional to the strength of core field. It is shown that ~60% of surveyed MFRs can be globally approximated as force free. The force-free factor α is found to be nonconstantly varied through the quasi force-free MFR, suggesting that the force-free structure is nonlinear.
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Journal articlePulupa MP, Salem C, Phan TD, et al., 2014, , ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS, Vol: 791, ISSN: 2041-8205
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- Citations: 12
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Journal articleOieroset M, Sundkvist D, Chaston CC, et al., 2014, , JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS, Vol: 119, ISSN: 2169-9380
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- Citations: 30
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Journal articleReveret V, de la Broise X, Fermon C, et al., 2014, , JOURNAL OF LOW TEMPERATURE PHYSICS, Vol: 176, Pages: 446-452, ISSN: 0022-2291
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- Citations: 9
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Journal articleLandi S, Matteini L, Pantellini F, 2014, , ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS, Vol: 790, ISSN: 2041-8205
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- Citations: 26
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Journal articleAlconcel LNS, Fox P, Brown P, et al., 2014, , GEOSCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTATION METHODS AND DATA SYSTEMS, Vol: 3, Pages: 95-109, ISSN: 2193-0856
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Journal articleRuffoni MP, Den Hartog EA, Lawler JE, et al., 2014, , Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol: 441, Pages: 3127-3136, ISSN: 0035-8711
The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey (GES) is conducting a large-scale study of multi-element chemical abundances of some 100 000 stars in the Milky Way with the ultimate aim of quantifying the formation history and evolution of young, mature and ancient Galactic populations. However, in preparing for the analysis of GES spectra, it has been noted that atomic oscillator strengths of important Fe I lines required to correctly model stellar line intensities are missing from the atomic data base. Here, we present new experimental oscillator strengths derived from branching fractions and level lifetimes, for 142 transitions of Fe I between 3526 and 10 864 Å, of which at least 38 are urgently needed by GES. We also assess the impact of these new data on solar spectral synthesis and demonstrate that for 36 lines that appear unblended in the Sun, Fe abundance measurements yield a small line-by-line scatter (0.08 dex) with a mean abundance of 7.44 dex in good agreement with recent publications.
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Journal articleMasters A, 2014, , Journal of Geophysical 91桃色: Space Physics, Vol: 119, Pages: 5520-5538, ISSN: 2169-9380
The magnetosphere of Uranus has barely been explored by spacecraft but is distinct from other solar system magnetospheres in many respects. Determining how this magnetosphere is coupled to the solar wind is central to understanding energy flow through the system. Here we assess how the solar wind interacts with the Uranian magnetosphere via magnetic reconnection. Analytical models of conditions at the magnetopause are combined with current understanding of reconnection onset to predict where reconnection may occur on the boundary. The results suggest that conditions at Uranus' magnetopause are generally less favorable for reconnection than those at the magnetopause of any planet closer to the Sun, as a result of how typical solar wind parameters vary with heliocentric distance. The location of reconnection sites on the Uranian magnetopause is likely to be highly dependent on not only the interplanetary magnetic field orientation but also planetary longitude and season. Solar wind–magnetosphere coupling via magnetic reconnection may be stronger under near鈥恠olstice conditions than under near鈥恊quinox conditions. We discuss the typical reconnection electric field strength at Uranus' magnetopause and suggest that the typical reconnection voltage is considerably less than 40 kV. Complimentary assessments of other means of coupling to the solar wind (e.g., via a “viscous鈥恖ike” interaction) are needed to establish the overall nature of solar wind–magnetosphere coupling at Uranus.
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Journal articleSulaiman AH, Masters A, Dougherty MK, et al., 2014, , JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS, Vol: 119, Pages: 5651-5661, ISSN: 2169-9380
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- Citations: 21
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Journal articleMcAndrews HJ, Thomsen MF, Arridge CS, et al., 2014, , PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCE, Vol: 97, Pages: 86-87, ISSN: 0032-0633
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- Citations: 5
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Journal articleJackman CM, Slavin JA, Kivelson MG, et al., 2014, , JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS, Vol: 119, Pages: 5465-5494, ISSN: 2169-9380
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- Citations: 67
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Journal articleSelzer LA, Hnat B, Osman KT, et al., 2014, , ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS, Vol: 788, ISSN: 2041-8205
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- Citations: 5
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Journal articleOwens MJ, Horbury TS, Wicks RT, et al., 2014, , Space Weather, Vol: 12, Pages: 395-405, ISSN: 1539-4956
Advanced forecasting of space weather requires simulation of the whole Sun-to-Earth system, which necessitates driving magnetospheric models with the outputs from solar wind models. This presents a fundamental difficulty, as the magnetosphere is sensitive to both large-scale solar wind structures, which can be captured by solar wind models, and small-scale solar wind “noise,” which is far below typical solar wind model resolution and results primarily from stochastic processes. Following similar approaches in terrestrial climate modeling, we propose statistical “downscaling” of solar wind model results prior to their use as input to a magnetospheric model. As magnetospheric response can be highly nonlinear, this is preferable to downscaling the results of magnetospheric modeling. To demonstrate the benefit of this approach, we first approximate solar wind model output by smoothing solar wind observations with an 8 h filter, then add small-scale structure back in through the addition of random noise with the observed spectral characteristics. Here we use a very simple parameterization of noise based upon the observed probability distribution functions of solar wind parameters, but more sophisticated methods will be developed in the future. An ensemble of results from the simple downscaling scheme are tested using a model-independent method and shown to add value to the magnetospheric forecast, both improving the best estimate and quantifying the uncertainty. We suggest a number of features desirable in an operational solar wind downscaling scheme.
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Journal articleHietala H, Eastwood JP, Isavnin A, 2014, , PLASMA PHYSICS AND CONTROLLED FUSION, Vol: 56, ISSN: 0741-3335
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- Citations: 17
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Journal articleMiller RL, Schmidt GA, Nazarenko LS, et al., 2014, , JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN MODELING EARTH SYSTEMS, Vol: 6, Pages: 441-477
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- Citations: 136
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Journal articleMarlier ME, Voulgarakis A, Shindell DT, et al., 2014, , ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT, Vol: 89, Pages: 158-168, ISSN: 1352-2310
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- Citations: 12
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Journal articleGryspeerdt E, Stier P, Grandey BS, 2014, , GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, Vol: 41, Pages: 3622-3627, ISSN: 0094-8276
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- Citations: 44
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Journal articleNichols JD, Badman SV, Baines KH, et al., 2014, , Geophysical 91桃色 Letters, Vol: 41, Pages: 3323-3330, ISSN: 1944-8007
We present observations of significant dynamics within two UV auroral storms observedon Saturn using the Hubble Space Telescope in April/May 2013. Specifically, we discuss bursts of auroralemission observed at the poleward boundary of a solar wind-induced auroral storm, propagating at ∼330%rigid corotation from near ∼01 h LT toward ∼08 h LT. We suggest that these are indicative of ongoing, burstyreconnection of lobe flux in the magnetotail, providing strong evidence that Saturn’s auroral storms arecaused by large-scale flux closure. We also discuss the later evolution of a similar storm and show that theemission maps to the trailing region of an energetic neutral atom enhancement. We thus identify the auroralform with the upward field-aligned continuity currents flowing into the associated partial ring current.
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Journal articleSimon S, Saur J, van Treeck SC, et al., 2014, , GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, Vol: 41, Pages: 3359-3366, ISSN: 0094-8276
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- Citations: 14
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