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Palmroth, M., Janhunen, P. and Pulkkinen, T.I. (2006). Hysteresis in solar wind power input to the magnetosphere. Geophysical Research Letters 33: doi: 10.1029/2005GL025188. issn: 0094-8276. |
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We examine the clock angle dependence of the solar wind power input into the magnetosphere using the Grand Unified Magnetosphere Ionosphere Coupling Simulation (GUMICS-4). We compute the power input through the magnetopause systematically in four events where the solar wind parameters are otherwise kept constant, but the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) clock angle $theta$ is rotated from 0¿ to 360¿. We find that when the clock angle rotates from north to south, the power input is well represented by sin2($theta$/2). However, during the return rotation from south to north, the power input in the simulation remains enhanced longer than a sin2($theta$/2) dependence would indicate. We suggest that the enhanced energy input during the return rotation may be a consequence of the nature of the reconnection process at the magnetopause. |
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Keywords
Magnetospheric Physics, Magnetic reconnection (7526, 7835), Magnetospheric Physics, Magnetopause and boundary layers, Magnetospheric Physics, Magnetosheath, Magnetospheric Physics, Numerical modeling, Magnetospheric Physics, Solar wind/magnetosphere interactions |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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