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[Text] : статья / I.L. Arshukova, N.V. Erkaev, H.K. Biernat // International journal of geomagnetism and aeronomy. - 2002. - Vol. 3, № 1. - p. 27–34
Аннотация: This article deals with the magnetohydrodynamic instability of the high magnetic shear magnetopause, which is considered to be a thin layer with a constant curvature radius and plasma velocity shear. In our model, the magnetic field and plasma density are assumed to be piecewise constant in three regions: in the magnetosphere adjacent to the magnetopause, in the magnetosheath, and inside a thin layer associated with the magnetopause. The plasma parameters and the magnetic field are assumed to obey the ideal incompressible magnetohydrodynamics. A Fourier analysis is used to calculate small perturbations of magnetic field and plasma parameters near the magnetopause in a linear approximation. The instability growth rate is obtained as a function of the angle between the velocity vector and the geomagnetic field direction for different plasma bulk speeds, wave numbers and curvature radii. The resulting instability is a mixture of interchange and Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities on a surface with a nonzero curvature. The instability growth rate is an increasing function of the tangential velocity component perpendicular to the magnetic field. On the other hand, the growth rate is a decreasing function of the velocity component along the magnetic field.

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ИВМ СО РАН : 660036, Красноярск, Академгородок, 50, стр.44

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Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Biernat, H.K.; Аршукова И.Л.

/ C. J. Farrugia [et al.] // J. Atmos. Sol.-Terr. Phys. - 2013. - Vol. 99. - P14-26, DOI 10.1016/j.jastp.2012.11.014. - Cited References: 53. - C.J.F. is supported by NASA Grant NNX10AQ29G and NSF Grant AGS-1140211. N.V.E. acknowledges support from Austrian Science Fund Project I193-N16 and RFBR Grant no 12-05-00152-a. N.L. acknowledges support from NSF Grant AGS-1140211. Work at LANL was conducted under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy with partial support from NASA and NSF. . - 13. - ISSN 1364-6826РУБ Geochemistry & Geophysics + Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Аннотация: The interaction of interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) and magnetic clouds (MCs) with the Earth's magnetosphere exhibits various interesting features principally due to interplanetary parameters which change slowly and reach extreme values of long duration. These, in turn, allow us to explore the geomagnetic response to continued and extreme driving of the magnetosphere. In this paper we shall discuss elements of the following: (i) anomalous features of the flow in the terrestrial magnetosheath during ICME/MC passage and (ii) large geomagnetic disturbances when total or partial mergers of ICMEs/MCs pass Earth. In (i) we emphasize two roles played by the upstream Alfven Mach number in solar wind-magnetosphere interactions: (i) It gives rise to wide plasma depletion layers. (ii) It enhances the magnetosheath flow speed on draped magnetic field lines. (By plasma depletion layer we mean a magnetosheath region adjacent to the magnetopause where magnetic forces dominate over hydrodynamic forces.) In (ii) we stress that the ICME mergers elicit geoeffects over and above those of the individual members. In addition, features of the non-linear behavior of the magnetosphere manifest themselves. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.


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Farrugia, C.J.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Jordanova, V.K.; Lugaz, N.; Sandholt, P.E.; Muhlbachler, S.; Torbert, R.B.

[Text] : статья / M.Desroche [et al.] // J. Geophys. Res-Space Phys. - 2013. - Vol. 118, Is. 6. - P3087-3095, DOI 10.1002/jgra.50294. - Cited References: 43. - The authors thank Chris Arridge for initially suggesting this project. The authors are thankful to Adam Masters, Bob Ergun, Jack Gosling, Martin Goldman, and Dmitri Uzdensky for helpful discussions and guidance. This work was supported by NASA's NESSF program. N.V. Erkaev acknowledges support by the RFBR grant No 12-05-00152-a. . - 9. - ISSN 2169-9380РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics

Аннотация: Using idealized models of the magnetosheath and magnetospheric magnetic fields, plasma densities, and plasma flow, we test for the steady state viability of processes mediating the interaction between the solar wind and the magnetosphere of Saturn. The magnetopause is modeled as an asymmetric paraboloid with a standoff distance of approximate to 25R(S). We test where on the magnetopause surface largescale reconnection may be affected by either a shear flow or diamagnetic drift due to a pressure gradient across the magnetopause boundary. We also test for the onset of the KelvinHelmholtz instability. We find that, for the solar wind and magnetosphere states considered, reconnection is inhibited on the dawn flank due to the large shear flows in this region. Additionally, most of the dawn and dusk equatorial region of the magnetopause is KelvinHelmholtz unstable, due to the presence of the dense magnetospheric plasma sheet and weak magnetic fields on either side of the magnetopause. This study is a followup to a previously published study of the solar wind interaction with Jupiter's magnetosphere.


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Desroche, M.; Bagenal, F.; Delamere, P.A.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; NASA's NESSF program; RFBR [12-05-00152-a]

/ C. J. Farrugia [et al.] // Sol. Phys. - 2012. - Vol. 281, Is. 1. - pp. 461-489, DOI 10.1007/s11207-012-0119-1. - Cited References: 53 . - 29. - ISSN 0038-0938РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics

Аннотация: We discuss the temporal variations and frequency distributions of solar wind and interplanetary magnetic field parameters during the solar minimum of 2007-2009 from measurements returned by the IMPACT and PLASTIC instruments on STEREO-A. We find that the density and total field strength were significantly weaker than in the previous minimum. The Alfv,n Mach number was higher than typical. This reflects the weakness of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) forces, and has a direct effect on the solar wind-magnetosphere interactions. We then discuss two major aspects that this weak solar activity had on the magnetosphere, using data from Wind and ground-based observations: i) the dayside contribution to the cross-polar cap potential (CPCP), and ii) the shapes of the magnetopause and bow shock. For i) we find a low interplanetary electric field of 1.3 +/- 0.9 mV m(-1) and a CPCP of 37.3 +/- 20.2 kV. The auroral activity is closely correlated to the prevalent stream-stream interactions. We suggest that the Alfven wave trains in the fast streams and Kelvin-Helmholtz instability were the predominant agents mediating the transfer of solar wind momentum and energy to the magnetosphere during this three-year period. For ii) we determine 328 magnetopause and 271 bow shock crossings made by Geotail, Cluster 1, and the THEMIS B and C spacecraft during a three-month interval when the daily averages of the magnetic and kinetic energy densities attained their lowest value during the three years under survey. We use the same numerical approach as in Fairfield's (J. Geophys. Res. 76, 7600, 1971) empirical model and compare our findings with three magnetopause models. The stand-off distance of the subsolar magnetopause and bow shock were 11.8 R-E and 14.35 R-E, respectively. When comparing with Fairfield's (1971) classic result, we find that the subsolar magnetosheath is thinner by similar to 1 R-E. This is mainly due to the low dynamic pressure which results in a sunward shift of the magnetopause. The magnetopause is more flared than in Fairfield's model. By contrast the bow shock is less flared, and the latter is the result of weaker MHD forces.

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Farrugia, C.J.; Harris, B.; Leitner, M.; Mostl, C.; Galvin, A.B.; Simunac, K.D.C.; Torbert, R.B.; Temmer, M.B.; Veronig, A.M.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Szabo, A.; Ogilvie, K.W.; Luhmann, J.G.; Osherovich, V.A.

/ M. Desroche [et al.] // J. Geophys. Res-Space Phys. - 2012. - Vol. 117. - Ст. A07202, DOI 10.1029/2012JA017621. - Cited References: 50. - The authors thank Chris Arridge for initially suggesting this project. The authors are thankful to Adam Masters, Bob Ergun, Jack Gosling, Martin Goldman, and Dmitri Uzdensky for helpful discussions and guidance. This work was supported by NASA's NESSF program and JUNO mission. . - ISSN 0148-0227РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics

Аннотация: Using idealized models of the magnetosheath and magnetosphere magnetic fields, plasma densities, and plasma flow, we test for the steady state viability of processes mediating the interaction between the solar wind and the Jovian magnetosphere. The magnetopause is modeled as an asymmetric paraboloid with variable asymmetry. The subsolar standoff of the magnetopause has been shown to exhibit a bimodal probability distribution (Joy et al., 2002). Only the expanded magnetopause is considered, with a standoff of similar to 90 R-J. We test where on the magnetopause surface large-scale reconnection may be affected by either a shear flow or diamagnetic drift due to a pressure gradient across the magnetopause boundary. We also test for the onset of the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability. We find that reconnection is inhibited on the dawn flank due to the large shear flows in this region, regardless of magnetopause shape or interplanetary magnetic field orientation. The presence of a high energy plasma population in the magnetosphere may inhibit reconnection over much of the magnetopause area, except when the fields are antiparallel. Additionally, most of the dawn flank of the magnetopause is Kelvin-Helmholtz unstable, regardless of magnetopause asymmetry; and the dusk flank tailward of the planet is Kelvin-Helmholtz unstable when the magnetopause is highly oblate.


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Desroche, M.; Bagenal, F.; Delamere, P.A.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич

/ N. V. Erkaev [et al.] // Geophys. Res. Lett. - 2012. - Vol. 39. - Ст. L01103, DOI 10.1029/2011GL050209. - Cited References: 16. - This work was done while NVE was on a research visit to the Space Science Center of UNH. This work is supported by RFBR grant N 09-05-91000-ANF_a, and also by the Austrian "Fonds zur Forderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung" under Project I 193-N16 and the "Verwaltungsstelle fur Auslandsbeziehungen" of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Work by CJF was supported by NASA grants NNX10AQ29G and NNX08AD11G. . - ISSN 0094-8276РУБ Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Аннотация: In previous work we used a semi-analytical treatment to describe accelerated magnetosheath flows caused by the draping of interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) lines around the magnetosphere. Here, we use the same approach, i.e., modeling the magnetic field lines as elastic strings, to examine how the magnetic tension force, one of the two agents responsible for producing these flows, varies along field lines away from the equatorial plane. The bend in the field line caused by the draping mechanism propagates as two oppositely-directed waves to higher latitudes. For a due northward IMF - the case we consider here - these propagate symmetrically north/south of the equatorial plane. As a result, a two-peaked latitude velocity profile develops as we go further downtail and the velocity peaks migrate along the magnetic field line to higher latitudes. We examine this velocity-profile for two Alfven Mach numbers (M-A = 8 and 3), representative of conditions in the solar wind at 1 AU ("normal" solar wind and solar transients). Qualitatively, the picture is the same but quantitatively there are important differences: (i) the flows reach higher values for the lower M-A (maximum V/V-SW = 1.6) than for the higher M-A (V/V-SW = 1.3); (ii) asymptotic values are reached farther downstream of the dawn-dusk terminator for the lower M-A (similar to-50 R-E vs -15 R-E); (iii) For the lower M-A the highest speeds are reached away from the equatorial plane. We predict two channels of fast magnetosheath flow next to the magnetopause at off-equatorial latitudes that exceed the solar wind speed. Citation: Erkaev, N. V., C. J. Farrugia, A. V. Mezentsev, R. B. Torbert, and H. K. Biernat (2012), Accelerated magnetosheath flows caused by IMF draping: Dependence on latitude, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L01103, doi:10.1029/2011GL050209.

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Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Farrugia, C.J.; Mezentsev, A.V.; Torbert, R.B.; Biernat, H.K.

[Text] / C.J. Farrugia [et al.] // J. Geophys. Res-Space Phys. - 2010. - Vol. 115. - Ст. A08227, DOI 10.1029/2009JA015128. - Cited References: 34. - The authors would like to thank David Burgess for helpful discussions. Part of this work was done when NVE was on a research visit to the Space Science Center of the University of New Hampshire, USA. This work is supported by NASA grants NNX08AD11G and NNG06GD41G, and also by RFBR grants 07-05-00135, 09-05-91000-ANF_a and by Program 16 of RAS. R. P. Lin has been supported in part by NASA grant NNX08AE34G at UC Berkeley, and the WCU grant (R31-10016) funded by the Korean Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. We thank D. J. McComas and H. J. Singer for the ACE plasma data and GOES magnetic field data, respectively, obtained through NASA cdaweb site. . - ISSN 0148-0227РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics

Аннотация: While there are many approximations describing the flow of the solar wind past the magnetosphere in the magnetosheath, the case of perfectly aligned (parallel or antiparallel) interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) and solar wind flow vectors can be treated exactly in a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) approach. In this work we examine a case of nearly-opposed (to within 15) interplanetary field and flow vectors, which occurred on October 24-25, 2001 during passage of the last interplanetary coronal mass ejection in an ejecta merger. Interplanetary data are from the ACE spacecraft. Simultaneously Wind was crossing the near-Earth (X similar to -13 Re) geomagnetic tail and subsequently made an approximately 5-hour-long magnetosheath crossing close to the ecliptic plane (Z = -0.7 Re). Geomagnetic activity was returning steadily to quiet, "ground" conditions. We first compare the predictions of the Spreiter and Rizzi theory with the Wind magnetosheath observations and find fair agreement, in particular as regards the proportionality of the magnetic field strength and the product of the plasma density and bulk speed. We then carry out a small-perturbation analysis of the Spreiter and Rizzi solution to account for the small IMF components perpendicular to the flow vector. The resulting expression is compared to the time series of the observations and satisfactory agreement is obtained. We also present and discuss observations in the dawnside boundary layer of pulsed, high-speed (v similar to 600 km/s) flows exceeding the solar wind flow speeds. We examine various generating mechanisms and suggest that the most likely cause is a wave of frequency 3.2 mHz excited at the inner edge of the boundary layer by the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability.


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Farrugia, C.J.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Torbert, R.B.; Biernat, H.K.; Gratton, F.T.; Szabo, A.; Kucharek, H.; Matsui, H.; Lin, R.P.; Ogilvie, K.W.; Lepping, R.P.; Smith, C.W.

[Text] / B.Harris [et al.] // Ann. Geophys. - 2013. - Vol. 31, Is. 10. - P1779-1789, DOI 10.5194/angeo-31-1779-2013. - Cited References: 26. - Work at UNH is supported by NASA Grants NNX10AQ29G and NNX13AP39G. N. V. Erkaev is supported by grant No. 12-05-00152-a from the Russian Foundation of Basic Research. . - ISSN 0992-7689РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics + Geosciences, Multidisciplinary + Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Аннотация: Acceleration of magnetosheath plasma resulting from the draping of the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) around the magnetosphere can give rise to flow speeds that exceed that of the solar wind (V-SW) by up to similar to 60%. Three case event studies out of 34 identified events are described. We then present a statistical study of draping-related accelerations in the magnetosheath. Further, we compare the results with the recent theory of Erkaev et al. (2011, 2012). We present a methodology to help distinguish draping-related accelerations from those caused by magnetic reconnection. To rule out magnetopause reconnection at low latitudes, we focus mainly on the positive B-z phase during the passage of interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs), as tabulated in Richardson and Cane (2010) for 1997-2009, and adding other events from 2010. To avoid effects of high-latitude reconnection poleward of the cusp, we also consider spacecraft observations made at low magnetic latitudes. We study the effect of upstream Alfven Mach number (M-A) and magnetic local time (MLT) on the speed ratio V/V-SW. The comparison with theory is good. Namely, (i) flow speed ratios above unity occur behind the dawn-dusk terminator, (ii) those below unity occur on the dayside magnetosheath, and (iii) there is a good general agreement in the dependence of the V ratio on M-A.


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Harris, B.; Farrugia, C.J.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Torbert, R.B.; NASA [NNX10AQ29G, NNX13AP39G]; Russian Foundation of Basic Research [12-05-00152-a]

[Text] / C. J. Farrugia [et al.] // J. Geophys. Res-Space Phys. - 2008. - Vol. 113. - Ст. A00B01, DOI 10.1029/2007JA012953. - Cited References: 38 . - ISSN 0148-0227РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics

Аннотация: We identify a planar, pressure-balanced structure bounded by sharp changes in the dynamic pressure plastered against the front boundary of the magnetic cloud which passed Earth on 20 November 2003. The front boundary of the magnetic cloud (MC) is particularly well-defined in this case, being located where the He(++)/H(+) number density ratio jumps from 4 to 10% for the first time and the proton plasma beta decreases sharply from similar to 1 to similar to 0.001. The feature, estimated to have a length scale similar to 50 RE in the Sun-Earth direction, bears close resemblance to a slow mode transition region in that the magnetic pressure decreases, the plasma pressure increases, and their temporal variations are anticorrelated. Using a 2-D MHD simulation, we hypothesize that a pressure-balanced structure was encountered by the MC en route to Earth. Our calculations reproduce qualitatively the major features of the observations. Using a simplified geometry suggested by the observations, we find that the lateral deflection speed of the plasma is less than the lateral expansion speed of the MC. We infer that the structure traversed the MC sheath in similar to 20 h, consistent with its crossing of the MC's shock at 0.6-0.7 AU. The finding is consistent with the recent paradigm according to which solar wind plasma and magnetic field tend to pile up in front of interplanetary ejecta because the expansion of the ejecta hinders the shocked solar wind plasma from deflecting effectively around the object. Also, the inferred "age'' of the layer contiguous to the surface of the MC, the earliest relic of its passage through the inner heliosphere, is in agreement with general estimates.


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Farrugia, C.J.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Taubenschuss, U.; Shaidurov, V.A.; Smith, C.W.; Biernat, H.K.

[Text] / H. K. Biernat [et al.] // Planet Space Sci. - 2007. - Vol. 55, Is. 12. - P1793-1803, DOI 10.1016/j.pss.2007.01.006. - Cited References: 28 . - ISSN 0032-0633РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics

Аннотация: In this paper, the solar wind flow around Venus is modeled as a nondissipative fluid which obeys the ideal magnetohydrodynamic equations extended for mass loading processes. The mass loading parameter is calculated for four different cases, corresponding to solar minimum and maximum XUV flux and to nominal and low solar wind velocity. We get smooth profiles of the field and plasma parameters in the magnetosheath. Based on the results of this flow model, we investigate the occurrence of the Kelvin-Helmholtz (K-H) instability at the equatorial flanks of the ionopause of Venus. By comparing the instability growth time with the propagation time of the K-H wave, we find that the K-H instability can evolve at the ionopause for all four solar wind conditions. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.


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Biernat, H.K.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Amerstorfer, U.V.; Penz, T.; Lichtenegger, H.I.M.

[Text] / U. V. Amerstorfer [et al.] // Planet Space Sci. - 2007. - Vol. 55, Is. 12. - P1811-1816, DOI 10.1016/j.pss.2007.01.015. - Cited References: 20 . - ISSN 0032-0633РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics

Аннотация: In this paper, the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability is studied by solving the ideal MHD equations for a compressible plasma. A transition layer of finite thickness between two plasmas, across which the magnitude of the velocity and the density change, is assumed. Growth rates are presented for the transverse case, i.e., the flow velocity is perpendicular to the magnetic field. If only the velocity changes across the boundary layer and the density is kept constant, an important quantity affecting the growth of the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability is the magnetosonic Mach number, which characterizes compressibility. The growth rates for the case when both, the velocity and the density, change are very sensitive to the ratio of the upper plasma density to the lower plasma density: a decrease of the density ratio yields a decrease of the growth rate. Including a density profile is very important for the application of the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability to the solar wind flow around unmagnetized planets, e.g., Venus, where the plasma density increases from the magnetosheath to the ionosphere. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.


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Amerstorfer, U.V.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Langmayr, D.; Biernat, H.K.

[Text] / N. V. Erkaev [et al.] // Ann. Geophys. - 2007. - Vol. 25, Is. 1. - P145-159. - Cited References: 32 . - ISSN 0992-7689РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics + Geosciences, Multidisciplinary + Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Аннотация: Mars has no global intrinsic magnetic field, and consequently the solar wind plasma interacts directly with the planetary ionosphere. The main factors of this interaction are: thermalization of plasma after the bow shock, ion pick-up process, and the magnetic barrier effect, which results in the magnetic field enhancement in the vicinity of the obstacle. Results of ideal magnetohydrodynamic and hybrid simulations are compared in the subsolar magnetosheath region. Good agreement between the models is obtained for the magnetic field and plasma parameters just after the shock front, and also for the magnetic field profiles in the magnetosheath. Both models predict similar positions of the proton stoppage boundary, which is known as the ion composition boundary. This comparison allows one to estimate applicability of magnetohydrodynamics for Mars, and also to check the consistency of the hybrid model with Rankine-Hugoniot conditions at the bow shock. An additional effect existing only in the hybrid model is a diffusive penetration of the magnetic field inside the ionosphere. Collisions between ions and neutrals are analyzed as a possible physical reason for the magnetic diffusion seen in the hybrid simulations.


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Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Bosswetter, A.; Motschmann, U.; Biernat, H.K.

[Text] / H. Gunell [et al.] // Planet Space Sci. - 2005. - Vol. 53, Is. 4. - P433-441, DOI 10.1016/j.pss.2004.07.021. - Cited References: 21 . - ISSN 0032-0633РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics

Аннотация: We present simulated images of energetic neutral atoms (ENAs) produced in charge exchange collisions between solar wind protons and neutral atoms in the exosphere of Venus, and make a comparison with earlier results for Mars. The images are found to be dominated by two local maxima. One produced by charge exchange collisions in the solar wind, upstream of the bow shock, and the other close to the dayside ionopause. The simulated ENA fluxes at Venus are lower than those obtained in similar simulations of ENA images at Mars at solar minimum conditions, and close to the fluxes at Mars at solar maximum. Our numerical study shows that the ENA flux decreases with an increasing ionopause altitude. The influence of the Venus nighttime hydrogen bulge on the ENA emission is small. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.


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Gunell, H.; Holmstrom, M.; Biernat, H.K.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич

[Text] / T. Penz [et al.] ; ed.: O. Witasse // PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES, IONOSPHERES, AND MAGNETOSPHERES. Ser. ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH : ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2005. - Vol. 36: 35th COSPAR Scientific Assembly (JUL 18-25, 2004, Paris, FRANCE), Is. 11. - P2049-2056, DOI 10.1016/j.asr.2004.11.039. - Cited References: 20 . - ISBN 0273-1177РУБ Engineering, Aerospace + Astronomy & Astrophysics + Geosciences, Multidisciplinary + Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Аннотация: It is known from Pioneer Venus measurements that at the Venusian ionopause wave-like structures develop, which can detach in the form of ionospheric plasma clouds. This phenomenon is assumed to occur due to the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, which can appear in large regions of the Venusian ionopause. Recent studies of Mars Global Surveyor measurements indicate that wave-like structures and plasma clouds also detach from the Martian ionopause. Therefore, these features seem to be common for the solar wind interaction of non-magnetized planets. We study the conditions at the Martian ionopause with respect to the occurrence of several MHD instabilities. The conditions in the magnetosheath are modeled by a semi-analytical MHD simulation that includes mass loading. The ionospheric parameter needed for the model calculations are taken from a global hybrid model. The stability of the Martian ionopause against the Kelvin-Helmholtz, the Rayleigh-Taylor, and the interchange instability is analyzed. Further, we suggest that including the Hall term in the description of the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability gives a current in the planetary boundary layer resulting in a shear flow compared with the ionospheric plasma, which can lead to an unstable boundary layer near the subsolar point. Since the interchange instability depends on the curvature of the magnetic field lines, we additionally study the influence of the strong curvature of the Martian ionopause due to the localized, remnant, crustal magnetism appearing mainly in the southern hemisphere of Mars. (c) 2004 COSPAR. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.


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Penz, T.; Arshukova, I.L.; Terada, N.; Shinagawa, H.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Biernat, H.K.; Lammer, H.; Witasse, O. \ed.\

[Text] / I. L. Arshukova, N. V. Erkaev, H. K. Biernat // Ann. Geophys. - 2004. - Vol. 22, Is. 3. - P993-999. - Cited References: 16 . - ISSN 0992-7689РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics + Geosciences, Multidisciplinary + Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Аннотация: This paper deals with nonsteady perturbations of the magnetosheath parameters which are related to variations of the interplanetary magnetic field from north to south under a constant solar wind dynamic pressure. The magnetic field changes its direction within a thin layer which is convected with the plasma from the bow shock to the ionopause. In the course of time, this current layer is amplified during its motion towards the magnetopause. The intensity of the current is increasing, the layer thickness is decreasing, and the gradients of parameters are becoming much sharper while the layer is approaching the magnetopause. The curvature radius of this layer is decreasing while it is draping around the magnetopause. This curved layer structure with reversed magnetic field in the magnetosheath is found to be unstable with respect to the interchange instability. The growth rate of the instability is obtained for different positions of the layer.


Доп.точки доступа:
Arshukova, I.L.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Biernat, H.K.

[Text] / I. L. Arshukova [et al.] ; ed. E. Kallio // PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES, IONOSPHERES AND PLASMA INTERACTIONS. Ser. ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH : PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2004. - Vol. 33: 2nd World Space Congress/34th COSPAR Scientific Assembly (OCT 10-19, 2002, HOUSTON, TEXAS), Is. 2. - P182-186, DOI 10.1016/j.asr.2003.04.015. - Cited References: 12 . - ISBN 0273-1177РУБ Engineering, Aerospace + Astronomy & Astrophysics + Geosciences, Multidisciplinary + Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Аннотация: Within the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) approach, the interchange instability is studied for the subsolar magnetosheath of Venus. The instability analysis considers the profiles of magnetic field and plasma parameters between the bow shock and the ionopause which are obtained from the numerical MHD solution of the solar wind flow around the ionosphere. With the Fourier transformations, the linearized MILD equations are reduced to a second-order differential equation for the total pressure perturbation as a function of the normal distance from the ionopause. This equation is integrated numerically, and the interchange instability growth rate is obtained as a function of the wave number. The instability growth time is found to be smaller than the time scale of magnetic barrier formation. (C) 2003 COSPAR. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.


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Arshukova, I.L.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Biernat, H.K.; Vogl, D.F.; Kallio, E. \ed.\

[Text] / N. V. Erkaev [et al.] // STREAMERS, SLOW SOLAR WIND, AND THE DYNAMICS OF THE MAGNETOSPHERE. Ser. ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH : PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2004. - Vol. 33: 2nd World Space Congress/34th COSPAR Scientific Assembly (OCT 10-19, 2002, HOUSTON, TX), Is. 5. - P784-788, DOI 10.1016/S0273-1177(03)00646-X. - Cited References: 13 . - ISBN 0273-1177РУБ Engineering, Aerospace + Astronomy & Astrophysics + Geosciences, Multidisciplinary + Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Аннотация: The interplanetary magnetic field is enhanced in a thin layer near the magnetopause which is called the magnetic barrier or plasma depletion layer. The magnetic energy stored in the magnetic barrier can be released during the process of magnetic field reconnection. Using ideal magnetohydrodynamics and assuming a sudden decrease of the magnetic field near the magnetopause due to the reconnection pulse, we analyze the model variations of the plasma parameters and the magnetic field at the magnetosheath. For a given reconnection rate and calculated parameters of the magnetic barrier, we derive the duration of a reconnection pulse as a function of the solar wind parameters. (C) 2003 COSPAR. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.


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Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Farrugia, C.J.; Biernat, H.K.; Langmayr, D.

[Text] / N. V. Erkaev, C. J. Farrugia, H. K. Biernat // Planet Space Sci. - 2003. - Vol. 51, Is. 12. - P745-755, DOI 10.1016/S0032-0633(03)00111-9. - Cited References: 36 . - ISSN 0032-0633РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics

Аннотация: The magnetized solar wind carries a large amount of energy but only a small fraction of it enters the magnetosphere and powers its dynamics. Numerous observations show that the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) is a key parameter regulating the solar wind-magnetosphere interaction. The main factor determining the amount of energy extracted from the solar wind flow by the magnetosphere is the plasma flow structure in the region adjacent to the sunward side of the magnetopause. While compared to the energy of the solar wind flow the IMF magnetic energy is relatively weak, it is considerably enhanced in a thin layer next to the dayside magnetopause variously called the plasma depletion layer or magnetic barrier. Important features of this barrier/layer are (i) a pile-up of the magnetic field with (ii) a concurrent decrease of density, (iii) enhancement of proton temperature anisotropy, (iv) asymmetry of plasma flow caused by magnetic field tension. and (v) characteristic wave emissions (ion cyclotron waves). Importantly, the magnetic barrier can be considered as an energy source for magnetic reconnection. While the steady-state magnetic barrier has been extensively examined, non-steady processes therein have only been addressed by a few authors. We discuss here two non-steady aspects related to variations of the magnetic barrier caused by (i) a north-to-south rotation of the IMF, and (ii) by pulses of magnetic field reconnection at the magnetopause. When the IMF rotates smoothly from north-to-south, a transition layer is shown to appear in the magnetosheath which evolves into a thin layer bounded by sharp gradients in the magnetic field and plasma quantities. For a given reconnection rate and calculated parameters of the magnetic barrier, we estimate the duration and length scale of a reconnection pulse as a function of the solar wind parameters. Considering a sudden decrease of the magnetic field near the magnetopause caused by the reconnection pulse, we study the relaxation process of the magnetic barrier. We find that the relaxation time is longer than the duration of the reconnection pulse for large Alfved-Mach numbers. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.


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Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Farrugia, C.J.; Biernat, H.K.

[Text] / D. F. Vogl [et al.] // Planet Space Sci. - 2003. - Vol. 51, Is. 12. - P715-722, DOI 10.1016/S0032-0633(03)00108-9. - Cited References: 28 . - ISSN 0032-0633РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics

Аннотация: In this paper, we concentrate on the analysis of the anisotropic Rankine-Hugoniot equations for perpendicular and oblique fast shocks. In particular, as additional information to the anisotropic set of equations, the threshold conditions of the fire-hose and mirror instability are used to bound the range of the pressure anisotropy downstream of the discontinuity. These anisotropic threshold conditions of the plasma instabilities are obtained via a kinetic approach using a generalized Lorentzian distribution function, the so-called kappa distribution function. Depending on up-stream conditions, these instabilities further define stable and unstable regions with regard to the pressure anisotropy downstream of the shock. The calculations are done for different upstream Alfven Mach numbers. We found that low values of the parameter kappa reduce the pressure anisotropy downstream of the shock. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.


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Vogl, D.F.; Langmayr, D.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Biernat, H.K.; Farrugia, C.J.; Muhlbachler, S.

[Text] / C. J. Farrugia [et al.] // J. Geophys. Res-Space Phys. - 2001. - Vol. 106, Is. A12. - P29373-29385, DOI 10.1029/2001JA000034. - Cited References: 42 . - ISSN 0148-0227РУБ Astronomy & Astrophysics

Аннотация: We carry out a first comparison with spacecraft measurements of our recent three-dimensional, one-fluid magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) model for the anisotropic magnetosheath [Erkaev et al., 1999], using data acquired by the Wind spacecraft on an inbound magnetosheath pass on December 24, 1994. The spacecraft trajectory was very close to the stagnation streamline, being displaced by less than 1/2 hour from noon and passing at low southern magnetic latitudes (similar to4.5degrees). All quantities downstream of the bow shock are obtained by solving the Rankine-Hugoniot equations taking the pressure anisotropy into account. In this application of our model we close the MHD equations by a "bounded anisotropy" ansatz using for this purpose the inverse correlation between the proton temperature anisotropy, A(p) (equivalent to T-pperpendicular to/T-pparallel to - 1) and the proton plasma beta parallel to the magnetic field beta(pparallel to) observed on this pass when conditions are steady. In the model the total perpendicular pressure is prescribed and not obtained self-consistently. For all quantities studied we find very good agreement between the predicted and the observed profiles, indicating that the bounded anisotropy method of closing the magnetosheath equations, first suggested by Denton et al. [1994], is valid and reflects the physics of the magnetosheath well. We assess how sensitive our model results are to different parameters in the A(p) = alpha(0)beta(pparallel to)(-alpha1) (alpha(1) 0) relation, taking for al the two limiting values (0.4, 0.5) resulting from the two-dimensional hybrid simulations of Gary et al. [1997], and varying alpha(0) in the range 0.6 - 0.8. Input solar wind conditions are as measured on this pass. In general, the model profiles depend more strongly on alpha(0) than on al. In particular, decreasing alpha(0) narrows the width of the plasma depletion layer (PDL) and widens the mirror stable region. For the lowest value of alpha(0) the mirror stable region extends sunward of the outer edge of the PDL. For the other two values of alpha(0) and regardless of the value of al, it is contained within the PDL. Finally, we also study phenomenological double-polytropic laws and find polytropic indices gamma(perpendicular to) approximate to 1 and gamma(parallel to) approximate to 1.5. These results agree well with those of Hau et al. [1993] inferred from Active Magnetospheric Particle Tracer Explorers/ Ion Release Module data on a crossing of the near-subsolar magnetosheath.


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Farrugia, C.J.; Erkaev, N.V.; Еркаев, Николай Васильевич; Vogl, D.F.; Biernat, H.K.; Oieroset, M.; Lin, R.P.; Lepping, R.P.