کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1778346 1021797 2007 15 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Polar cap potential saturation: Observations, theory, and modeling
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه علوم زمین و سیارات فیزیک زمین (ژئو فیزیک)
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Polar cap potential saturation: Observations, theory, and modeling
چکیده انگلیسی
The polar cap potential (ΦPC) has long been considered an indicator for the amount of energy flowing into and through the magnetosphere-ionosphere (M-I) system. Studies have shown that ΦPC reaches an upper limit, or saturates, during geomagnetic storms where the solar wind electric field becomes increasingly large. Numerous observational, theoretical, and modeling studies of ΦPC have seemingly confirmed that saturation is real, however, many mechanisms for saturation have been suggested with no direct observational evidence confirming any single cause. This paper presents a review of ΦPC saturation from various perspectives and attempts to identify some of the outstanding issues in determining the causal mechanism of this important piece necessary to understanding the coupling between the solar wind and M-I system.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics - Volume 69, Issue 3, March 2007, Pages 234-248
نویسندگان
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