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In this paper we consider the effect of a self-consistently computed magnetosdisc field structure on the magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling current system at Jupiter. We find that the azimuthal current intensity, and thus the stretching of…

Space Physics · Physics 2015-05-30 J. D. Nichols

We modelled the two major layer of Earth's ionosphere, the F-layer and the D-layer, by a simplified spatial model with temporal variance to study the chromatic ionospheric effects on global 21-cm observations. From the analyses, we found…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-03 Emma Shen , Dominic Anstey , Eloy de Lera Acedo , Anastasia Fialkov , Will Handley

One of the most intriguing features of Earth's axial magnetic dipole field, well-known from the geological record, is its occasional and unpredictable reversal of polarity. Understanding the phenomenon is rendered very difficult by the…

Geophysics · Physics 2019-01-02 Christian R. Scullard , Bruce A. Buffett

We present a new model of time-dependent flow at low latitudes in the Earth's core between 2000 and 2018, derived from magnetic field measurements made on board the {\it Swarm} and CHAMP satellites and at ground magnetic observatories. The…

Geophysics · Physics 2019-11-11 Clemens Kloss , Christopher Finlay

Polar vortices are common planetary flows that encircle the pole in the middle or high latitudes, and are observed on most of the solar systems' planetary atmospheres. The polar vortices on Earth, Mars, and Titan are dynamically related to…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2022-02-28 Ilai Guendelman , Darryn W. Waugh , Yohai Kaspi

In the outer heliosphere, beyond the solar wind termination shock, it is expected that the warped heliospheric current sheet forms a region of closely-packed, multiple, thin current sheets. Such a system may be subject to the ion-kinetic…

Space Physics · Physics 2016-05-25 David Burgess , P. W. Gingell , Lorenzo Matteini

The Sun is replete with magnetic fields, with sunspots, pores and plage regions being their most prominent representatives on the solar surface. But even far away from these active regions, magnetic fields are ubiquitous. To a large extent,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-11-05 Andreas Lagg , Bruce Lites , Jack Harvey , Sanjay Gosain , Rebecca Centeno

Intermittent magnetohydrodynamical turbulence is most likely at work in the magnetized solar atmosphere. As a result, an array of scaling and multi-scaling image-processing techniques can be used to measure the expected self-organization of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Manolis K. Georgoulis

The CHAMP magnetic field variations during international quiet days of low solar activity period 2008-2009 are investigated. The present paper reports the existence of frequency-peaks < 20 mHz in the compressional component of the magnetic…

Space Physics · Physics 2016-06-22 Neethal Thomas , Geeta Vichare , A. K. Sinha

Besides their own intrinsic interest, correct interpretation of solar surface magnetic field observations is crucial to our ability to describe the global magnetic structure of the solar atmosphere. Photospheric magnetograms are often used…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2010-10-29 Gordon J. D. Petrie , Irina Patrikeeva

Global magnetospheric MHD codes using ionospheric conductances based on laminar models systematically overestimate the cross-polar cap potential during storm time by up to a factor of two. At these times, strong DC electric fields penetrate…

Space Physics · Physics 2015-05-27 Y. S. Dimant , M. M. Oppenheim

Polarization induced by cosmological scalar perturbations leads to a typical anisotropy pattern, which can best be analyzed in Fourier domain. This allows one to unambiguously distinguish cosmological signal of polarization from other…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 Uros Seljak

In a first approximation, the Earth's interior has an isotropic structure with a spherical symmetry. Over the last decades the geophysical observations have revealed, at different spatial scales, the existence of several perturbations from…

Geophysics · Physics 2014-02-27 Calin Vamos , Nicolae Suciu

Wide-band radio polarization observations offer the possibility to recover information about the magnetic fields in synchrotron sources, such as details of their three-dimensional configuration, that has previously been inaccessible. The…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 Cathy Horellou , Andrew Fletcher

The cosmic rays differential intensity inside the heliosphere, for energy below 30 GeV/nuc, depends on solar activity and interplanetary magnetic field polarity. This variation, termed solar modulation, is described using a 2-D (radius and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 P. Bobik , G. Boella , M. J. Boschini , C. Consolandi , S. Della Torre , M. Gervasi , D. Grandi , K. Kudela , S. Pensotti , P. G. Rancoita , D. Rozza , M. Tacconi

Pulsar-timing collaborations have recently reported evidence for the detection of an isotropic stochastic gravitational-wave background consistent with one sourced by a population of inspiralling supermassive black hole binaries. However, a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-09-09 Neha Anil Kumar , Mesut Çalışkan , Gabriela Sato-Polito , Marc Kamionkowski , Lingyuan Ji

The work is devoted to the study of periodic structures in the magnetic field of the photosphere. The polarity of the Sun's magnetic fields shows cyclicity with periods of 1-3 years, which is possibly due to quasi-biennial variations that…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-08 Elena Vernova , Marta Tyasto , Dmitrii Baranov

Many aspects of our societies now depend upon satellite telecommunications, such as those requiring Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). GNSS is based on radio waves that propagate through the ionosphere and experience complicated…

Space Physics · Physics 2025-11-19 Paul Kinsler , Biagio Forte

Multiscale topological complexity of solar magnetic field is among the primary factors controlling energy release in the corona, including associated processes in the photospheric and chromospheric boundaries. We present a new approach for…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 Vadim M. Uritsky , Joseph M. Davila