The transformation of magnetoacoustic waves into Alfvén waves inside the magnetosphere
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Title (Dublin Core)
The transformation of magnetoacoustic waves into Alfvén waves inside the magnetosphere
Description (Dublin Core)
A mechanism for the transformation of a magnetoacoustic wave into an Alfvén wave is proposed. During the compression of the magnetosphere by the solar wind the inner edge of the plasma sheet and the contours of <i>B</i>=const move in different ways. In the case of asymmetrical compression, the contours of <i>B</i>=const will cross the inner edge of the plasma sheet. To close the drift currents - that flow in the plasma sheet along the contours of <i>B</i>=const - the appearance of the field-aligned currents is necessary. This appearance corresponds to the generation of the Alfvén wave.
Creator (Dublin Core)
Kozlovsky, A. E.
Safargaleev, V. V.
Lyatsky, W. B.
Date (Dublin Core)
2018-09-27
Type (Dublin Core)
Text
Format (Dublin Core)
application/pdf
Identifier (Dublin Core)
10.1007/s00585-994-1022-3
https://angeo.copernicus.org/articles/12/1022/1994/
Source (Dublin Core)
eISSN: 1432-0576
Language (Dublin Core)
eng
