Open flux in Saturn’s magnetosphere

Badman, S. V.; Jackman, C. M.; Nichols, J. D.; Clarke, J. T.; Gérard, Jean‐Claude

doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2013.12.004

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“…However, the location and width of the aurora are very variable, and sub-30 structure of the oval is commonly seen (Badman et al, 2006(Badman et al, , 2014bGrodent 31 et al, 2011;Meredith et al, 2013). Large-scale auroral intensifications have 32 been observed in response to the arrival of solar wind shocks ahead of high 33 pressure regions (Prangé et al, 2004;Clarke et al, 2005Clarke et al, , 2009Crary et al, 34 2005; Nichols et al, 2014).…”

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Saturn’s auroral morphology and field-aligned currents during a solar wind compression

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“…Only the trailing edge Cowley et al, 2005;Badman et al, 2005Badman et al, , 2014bNichols et al, 2014). …”

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“…This is more than an order of magnitude greater than the largest estimates based on plasmoid observations alone 7 . From changes in the size of Saturn's main auroral oval, changes in open tail flux are typically 5 GWb over a 10-60 h period 23 but, occasionally, can be much higher (3.5 GWb h −1 ; ref. 24).…”

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Cassini in situ observations of long-duration magnetic reconnection in Saturn’s magnetotail

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Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental process in solar system and astrophysical plasmas, through which stored magnetic energy associated with current sheets is converted into thermal, kinetic and wave energy [1][2][3][4] . Magnetic reconnection is also thought to be a key process involved in shedding internally produced plasma from the giant magnetospheres at Jupiter and Saturn through topological reconfiguration of the magnetic field 5,6 . The region where magnetic fields reconnect is known as the di usion region and in this letter we report on the first encounter of the Cassini spacecraft with a di usion region in Saturn's magnetotail. The data also show evidence of magnetic reconnection over a period of 19 h revealing that reconnection can, in fact, act for prolonged intervals in a rapidly rotating magnetosphere. We show that reconnection can be a significant pathway for internal plasma loss at Saturn 6

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“…Cowley & Bunce 2001;Bunce et al 2008). The morphology of Saturn's aurora is demonstrated to respond to solar wind changes Clarke et al 2009), controlled by the balance between the magnetic field reconnection rate at the dayside magnetopause and the reconnection rate in the nightside tail Badman et al 2005Badman et al , 2014.…”

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Planetary space weather: scientific aspects and future perspectives

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Lilensten

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In this paper, we review the scientific aspects of planetary space weather at different regions of our Solar System, performing a comparative planetology analysis that includes a direct reference to the circum-terrestrial case. Through an interdisciplinary analysis of existing results based both on observational data and theoretical models, we review the nature of the interactions between the environment of a Solar System body other than the Earth and the impinging plasma/radiation, and we offer some considerations related to the planning of future space observations. We highlight the importance of such comparative studies for data interpretations in the context of future space missions (e.g. ESA JUICE; ESA/JAXA BEPI COLOMBO). Moreover, we discuss how the study of planetary space weather can provide feedback for better understanding the traditional circumterrestrial space weather. Finally, a strategy for future global investigations related to this thematic is proposed.

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Open flux in Saturn’s magnetosphere

Abstract: 16We characterise the interaction between the solar wind and Saturn's mag- Estimates of average, net reconnection rates are found to be typically a few Email address: s.badman@lancaster.ac.uk (Sarah V. Badman)

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Saturn’s auroral morphology and field-aligned currents during a solar wind compression

Saturn’s auroral morphology and field-aligned currents during a solar wind compression

Cassini in situ observations of long-duration magnetic reconnection in Saturn’s magnetotail

Planetary space weather: scientific aspects and future perspectives

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