Magnetospheric Plasma Sources and Losses

Final Report of the ISSI Study Project on Source and Loss Processes

AvBengt Hultqvist,Marit Øieroset

Inbunden, Engelska, 1999

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Beskrivning

This sixth volume in the ISSI Space Sciences series is the outcome of a process of carrying out the ISSI study project on source and loss processes of magnetospheric plasma. The goal has been to give an authoritative overview of all aspects of the topic in a well-organized form, for active researchers in the field and for young scientists who are starting their research in space physics. In order to represent the full diversity of experience and perspective that exists in the science community, some 50 leading scientists from all over the world were invited to participate in the project and contribute to the text. This book should be of interest to researchers and graduate students in space physics and astrophysics.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1999-09-30
Mått:155 x 235 x 35 mm
Vikt:1 002 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Space Sciences Series of ISSI
Antal sidor:482
Förlag:Kluwer Academic Publishers
ISBN:9780792358466

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Innehållsförteckning

1 Introduction.- 2 Source processes in the high-latitude ionosphere.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Ionospheric Context.- 2.3 Collisional Bulk Heating.- 2.4 Transverse Ion Energization.- 2.5 Parallel Acceleration of Ions and Electrons.- 2.6 Summary of Ion Outflows.- 2.7 Conclusions, Controversies and Open Questions.- 3 Processes leading to plasma losses into the high-latitude atmosphere.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Main loss processes.- 3.3 Polar Cap-Regions that May be on Open Field Lines.- 3.4 Precipitation from the Plasma Sheet.- 3.5 Where we stand today.- 4 Source and loss processes in the inner magnetosphere.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Physical Processes.- 4.3 Radiation Belts.- 4.4 Ring Current.- 4.5 Cold and Suprathermal Partides In the Inner Magnetosphere.- 5 Plasma transfer processes at the magnetopause.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Magnetic Reconnection.- 5.3 Finite Larmor Radius Effecte.- 5.4 Diffusion.- 5.5 Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability.- 5.6 Impulsive Penetration.- 5.7 The Special Mole of the Cusp.- 5.8 Summary and Conclusions.- 5.9 Future Directions.- 6 Source and loss processes in the magnetotail.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Magnetotail Overview.- 6.3 Models.- 6.4 Observations.- 6.5 Data-Theory Closure.- 6.6 Alternate Scenarios.- 6.7 Summary and Remarks.- 7 Contribution of different source and loss processes to the magnetospheric plasma content.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 Summary of Source Processes.- 7.3 Summary of Loss Processes.- 7.3. Ion Loss Through the Distant Tail.- 7.4 Balance Between Source and Loss Processes.- 8 Magnetospheric plasma sources and losses: future directions.- 8.1Introduction.- 8.2 Identification of Global Sources.- 8.3 Search for and Identification of Reconnection Site.- 8.4 Entry and Transport Processes.- 8.5 Mixing of the Solar Wind and Ionospheric Sources.- 8.6 Losses.- Appendix A/ Simulation models.- A.1 MHD models.- A.2 Basics of Large Scale Kinetic (LSK) Models.- Appendix B/ Diffusive Processes.- B.1 Basic Concepts.- B.2 Anomalous Diffusion.- Appendix C / List of symbols and conventions used.- Appendix D/ Abbreviations and Acronyms.