Generalized magnetosphere model for planets possessing intrinsic magnetic field
Abstract
In this presentation we present a summary of the results obtained during the work on the project "Developing a model of the magnetosphere of the solar system planet or an exoplanet" under Europlanet 2020 Research Infrastructure program. Four solar system planets have been chosen - Mercury, Earth, Jupiter and Saturn, which possess their own intrinsic magnetic fields, which form a cavity free (or almost free) from the solar wind plasma - the magnetosphere. All these planets have similarities and differences in their magnetospheric structure. We have created a generalized model of a planetary magnetosphere on the basis of Paraboloid model, which has modular structure. Depending on the planet one have chosen, different sources are included or excluded from consideration. Thus one is able to calculate the magnetic field in any part of the magnetosphere and determine the magnetospheric parameters for a particular moment of time. Input parameters, such as solar wind dynamic pressure, which determines the subsolar point location, can be calculated from models of solar wind propagation. Model is available on the website: http://www.magnetosphere.ru
- Publication:
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EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019
- Pub Date:
- September 2019
- Bibcode:
- 2019EPSC...13.1644L