Dawn-dusk Asymmetries in Planetary Plasma Environments [electronic resource] / Stein Haaland, Andrei Runov, Colin Forsyth, editors.

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TextSeries: Geophysical monograph series ; 230.Publication details: Washington, DC : American Geophysical Union, 2017.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

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9781119216513
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9781119216346
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QC809.M35

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Wiley Online Library

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""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Preface ""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Part I External Contributions to Dawn-Dusk Asymmetries ""; ""Chapter 1 The Magnetosphere of the Earth under Sub-AlfvÃ©nic Solar Wind Conditions as Observed on 24 and 25 May 2002 ""; ""1.1. INTRODUCTION""; ""1.2. ALFVÃ#x89;N WINGS: THEORY""; ""1.3. PREVALENCE OF SUB-ALFVÃ#x89;NIC SOLAR WIND CONDITIONS AT EARTH ""; ""1.4. ALFVÃ#x89;N WINGS AT EARTH: OBSERVATIONALÂ EVIDENCE""; ""1.5. NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS""; ""1.6. CONCLUSIONS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""

""Chapter 2 Dayside Magnetosphere Response to Solar Wind Dynamic Pressure Changes: Propagation Geometry and Speed """"2.1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2.2. ANALYSIS""; ""2.3. DISCUSSION""; ""2.4. CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 3 Magnetopause Plasma Parameters and Asymmetries in Solar Windâ#x80;#x93;Magnetosphere Coupling ""; ""3.1. INTRODUCTION""; ""3.2. PLASMA PARAMETERS""; ""3.3. IMPLICATIONS FORÂ SOLAR WINDâ#x80;#x93;MAGNETOSPHERE COUPLING""; ""3.4. CONCLUSIONS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""

""Chapter 4 Large-Scale Simulations of Solar Wind Ion Entry and Dayside Precipitation: Dawn-Dusk Asymmetry """"4.1. INTRODUCTION""; ""4.2. MODELS""; ""4.3. SUMMARY ANDÂ CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 5 Dawn-Dusk Asymmetries of the Earthâ#x80;#x99;s Dayside Magnetosheath in the Magnetosheath Interplanetary Medium Reference Frame ""; ""5.1. INTRODUCTION""; ""5.2. DATA PROCESSING""; ""5.3. MAGNETOSHEATH DAWN-DUSK ASYMMETRIES ""; ""5.4. DISCUSSION""; ""5.5. CONCLUSION ANDÂ SUMMARY""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""

""Chapter 6 Dawn-Dusk Asymmetries at the Terrestrial Magnetopause: Observations """"6.1. INTRODUCTION""; ""6.2. OBSERVATIONS OFÂ THEÂ FLANK MAGNETOPAUSE""; ""6.3. CHARACTERISTICS OFÂ THEÂ FLANK MAGNETOPAUSE""; ""6.4. DISCUSSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 7 Magnetopause Thickness at the Dawn and Dusk Flanks ""; ""7.1. INTRODUCTION""; ""7.2. METHODOLOGY""; ""7.3. SUBSOLAR MAGNETOPAUSE STRUCTURE""; ""7.5. CONCLUSION ANDÂ DISCUSSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 8 On IMF By-Induced Dawn-Dusk Asymmetries in Earthward Convective Fast Flows ""

""8.1. INTRODUCTION""""8.2. DATA""; ""8.3. RESULTS""; ""8.4. DISCUSSION""; ""8.5. CONCLUSIONS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 9 Time-Dependence of Dawn-Dusk Asymmetries in the Terrestrial Ionospheric Convection Pattern ""; ""9.1. INTRODUCTION""; ""9.2. IMF CONTROL OFÂ THEÂ IONOSPHERIC CONVECTION PATTERN""; ""9.3. MAGNETOTAIL CONTROL OFÂ THEÂ IONOSPHERIC CONVECTION PATTERN""; ""9.4. SUMMARY ANDÂ CONCLUSIONS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""

Summary: "Dawn-dusk asymmetries are ubiquitous features of the plasma environment of many of the planets in our solar system. They occur when a particular process or feature is more pronounced at one side of a planet than the other. For example, recent observations indicate that Earth's magnetopause is thicker at dawn than at dusk. Likewise, auroral breakups at Earth are more likely to occur in the pre-midnight than post-midnight sectors. Increasing availability of remotely sensed and in situ measurements of planetary ionospheres, magnetospheres and their interfaces to the solar wind have revealed significant and persistent dawn-dusk asymmetries. As yet there is no consensus regarding the source of many of these asymmetries, nor the physical mechanisms by which they are produced and maintained. Volume highlights include: A comprehensive and updated overview of current knowledge about dawn-dusk asymmetries in the plasma environments of planets in our solar system and the mechanisms behind them; Valuable contributions from internationally recognized experts, covering both observations, simulations and theories discussing all important aspects of dawn-dusk asymmetries; Space weather effects are caused by processes in space, mainly the magnetotail, and can be highly localized on ground. Knowing where the source, i.e., where dawn-dusk location is will allow for a better prediction of where the effects on ground will be most pronounced" -- Provided by publisher.

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"Dawn-dusk asymmetries are ubiquitous features of the plasma environment of many of the planets in our solar system. They occur when a particular process or feature is more pronounced at one side of a planet than the other. For example, recent observations indicate that Earth's magnetopause is thicker at dawn than at dusk. Likewise, auroral breakups at Earth are more likely to occur in the pre-midnight than post-midnight sectors. Increasing availability of remotely sensed and in situ measurements of planetary ionospheres, magnetospheres and their interfaces to the solar wind have revealed significant and persistent dawn-dusk asymmetries. As yet there is no consensus regarding the source of many of these asymmetries, nor the physical mechanisms by which they are produced and maintained. Volume highlights include: A comprehensive and updated overview of current knowledge about dawn-dusk asymmetries in the plasma environments of planets in our solar system and the mechanisms behind them; Valuable contributions from internationally recognized experts, covering both observations, simulations and theories discussing all important aspects of dawn-dusk asymmetries; Space weather effects are caused by processes in space, mainly the magnetotail, and can be highly localized on ground. Knowing where the source, i.e., where dawn-dusk location is will allow for a better prediction of where the effects on ground will be most pronounced" -- Provided by publisher.

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