A Keiling

Magnetotails in the Solar System - Geophysical Monograph Series A Keiling

Marc Notes: 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. However, Mars and Venus have no global intrinsic magnetic field, yet they possess induced magnetotails. Comets have a magnetotail that is 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 in our solar system is the heliotail. The great differences in 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 structure. Table of Contents: Contributors viiPreface"Andreas Keiling, CaitrIona Jackman, and Peter Delamereix"Section I: Introduction1 Magnetotail: Unsolved Fundamental Problem of Magnetospheric Physics"Vytenis M Vasyliu?nas 3"Section II: Tutorials2 Mercury's Magnetotail"T Sundberg and J A Slavin 23"3 Magnetotails of Mars and Venus"E Dubinin and M Fraenz 43"4 Earth's Magnetotail"Robert L McPherron 61"5 Jupiter's Magnetotail"Norbert Krupp, Elena Kronberg, and Aikaterini Radioti 85"6 Saturn's Magnetotail"CaitrIona M Jackman 99"7 Magnetotails of Uranus and Neptune"C S Arridge 119"8 Satellite Magnetotails"Xianzhe Jia 135"9 Moon's Plasma Wake"J S Halekas, D A Brain and M HolmstrOm 149"10 Physics of Cometary Magnetospheres"Tamas I Gombosi 169"11 Heliotail"David J McComas 189"Section III: Specialized Topics12 Formation of Magnetotails: Fast and Slow Rotators Compared"D J Southwood 199"13 Solar Wind Interaction with Giant Magnetospheres and Earth's Magnetosphere"P A Delamere 217"14 Solar Wind Entry Into and Transport Within Planetary Magnetotails"Simon Wing and Jay R Johnson 235"15 Magnetic Reconnection in Different Environments: Similarities and Differences"Michael Hesse, Nicolas Aunai, Masha Kuznetsova, Seiji Zenitani, and Joachim Birn 259"16 Origin and Evolution of Plasmoids and Flux Ropes in the Magnetotails of Earth and Mars"J P Eastwood and S A Kiehas 269"17 Current Sheets Formation in Planetary Magnetotail"Antonius Otto, Min-Shiu Hsieh, and Fred Hall IV 289"18 Substorms: Plasma and Magnetic Flux Transport from Magnetic Tail into Magnetosphere"Gerhard Haerendel 307"19 Injection, Interchange, and Reconnection: Energetic Particle Observations in Saturn's Magnetosphere"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 327"20 Radiation Belt Electron Acceleration and Role of Magnetotail"Geoffrey D Reeves 345"21 Substorm Current Wedge at Earth and Mercury"L Kepko, K-H Glassmeier, J A Slavin, and T Sundberg 361"22 Review of Global Simulation Studies of Effect of Ionospheric Outflow on Magnetosphere-Ionosphere System Dynamics"M Wiltberger 373"Index 393Jacket Description/Back: All magnetized planets in our solar system (Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) interact strongly with thesolar wind and possess well developed magnetotails. However, Marsand Venus have no global intrinsic magnetic field, yet they possessinduced magnetotails. Comets have a magnetotail that is formed bythe draping of the interplanetary magnetic field. In the case ofplanetary satellites (moons), the magnetotail refers to the wakeregion behind the satellite in the flow of either the solar wind orthe magnetosphere of its parent planet. The largest magnetotail inour solar system is the heliotail, the "magnetotail" ofthe heliosphere. The great differences in solar wind conditions, planetary rotation rates, ionospheric conductivity, and physicaldimensions provide an outstanding opportunity to extend ourunderstanding of the influence of these factors on magnetotailprocesses and structure. Volume highlights include: A discussion of why a magnetotail is a fundamental issue inmagnetospheric physicsA unique collection of tutorials that cover a large range ofmagnetotails in our solar systemA comparative approach to magnetotail phenomena, includingreconnection, current sheet, rotation rate, plasmoids, and fluxrobesA review of global simulation studies of the effect ofionospheric outflow on the magnetosphere-ionosphere systemdynamics"Magnetotails in the Solar System" brings together for thefirst time in one book a collection of tutorials and currentdevelopments addressing different types of magnetotails. As aresult, this book will appeal to a broad community of spacescientists and be of interest to astronomers who are looking attail-like structures beyond our solar system. Publisher Marketing: All magnetized planets in our solar system (Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) interact strongly with thesolar wind and possess well developed magnetotails. It is not onlythe strongly magnetized planets that have magnetotails. Mars andVenus have no global intrinsic magnetic field, yet they possessinduced magnetotails. Comets have magnetotails that are formed bythe draping of the interplanetary magnetic field. In the case ofplanetary satellites (moons), the magnetotail refers to thewake region behind the satellite in the flow of either the solarwind or the magnetosphere of its parent planet. The largestmagnetotail 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 physicaldimensions provide an outstanding opportunity to extend ourunderstanding of the influence of these factors on magnetotailprocesses and structures. Volume highlights include: Discussion on why a magnetotail is a fundamental problemof magnetospheric physicsUnique collection of tutorials on a large range of magnetotailsin our solar systemIn-depth reviews comparing magnetotail processes at Earth withother magnetotail structures found throughout the heliosphereCollectively, "Magnetotails in the Solar System" bringstogether for the first time in one book a collection of tutorialsand current developments addressing different types ofmagnetotails. As a result, this book should appeal to a broadcommunity of space scientists, and it should also be of interest toastronomers who are looking at tail-like structures beyond oursolar system.