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Global simulations of the three‐dimensional magnetosphere
Author(s) -
Leboeuf J. N.,
Tajima T.,
Kennel C. F.,
Dawson J. M.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl008i003p00257
Subject(s) - magnetosphere , physics , magnetohydrodynamics , wake , geophysics , compression (physics) , downstream (manufacturing) , line (geometry) , bounded function , mechanics , computational physics , plasma , geometry , nuclear physics , mathematical analysis , operations management , mathematics , economics , thermodynamics
Global three‐dimensional computer simulations of the magnetosphere using a particle MHD code, reproduce the steady‐state Dungey magnetospheric topology in three dimensions. We observe the formation of a compression zone downstream of the tail neutral line that is probably bounded by wake shocks. This compression zone changes its cross‐section with distance downstream.