scholarly journals Polar wind outflow model: Saturn results

2007 ◽  
Vol 112 (A1) ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Glocer ◽  
T. I. Gombosi ◽  
G. Toth ◽  
K. C. Hansen ◽  
A. J. Ridley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polar Wind

scholarly journals The Contribution of N+ ions to Earth's Polar Wind

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei-Yun Lin ◽  
Raluca Ilie ◽  
Alex Glocer
Keyword(s):  
Polar Wind

scholarly journals Seasonal variations and north–south asymmetries in polar wind outflow due to solar illumination

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (11) ◽  
pp. 961-974 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lukas Maes ◽  
Romain Maggiolo ◽  
Johan De Keyser
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Variations ◽  
Solar Zenith Angle ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Polar Ionosphere ◽  
Polar Cap ◽  
Polar Wind ◽  
Simple Set ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Rotation Of The Earth ◽  
Set Up

Abstract. The cold ions (energy less than several tens of electronvolts) flowing out from the polar ionosphere, called the polar wind, are an important source of plasma for the magnetosphere. The main source of energy driving the polar wind is solar illumination, which therefore has a large influence on the outflow. Observations have shown that solar illumination creates roughly two distinct regimes where the outflow from a sunlit ionosphere is higher than that from a dark one. The transition between both regimes is at a solar zenith angle larger than 90°. The rotation of the Earth and its orbit around the Sun causes the magnetic polar cap to move into and out of the sunlight. In this paper we use a simple set-up to study qualitatively the effects of these variations in solar illumination of the polar cap on the ion flux from the whole polar cap. We find that this flux exhibits diurnal and seasonal variations even when combining the flux from both hemispheres. In addition there are asymmetries between the outflows from the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.

Characteristics of Polar Wind Flows at Altitudes of about 20000 km

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 522-526
Author(s):  
D. V. Chugunin ◽  
M. V. Klimenko ◽  
V. V. Klimenko
Keyword(s):  
Polar Wind ◽  
Wind Flows
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