Modeling electromagnetic fields of the earth's magnetosphere

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dc.contributor.advisorToffoletto, Frank R.en_US
dc.creatorSong, Jinwenen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T08:33:31Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T08:33:31Zen_US
dc.date.issued1998en_US
dc.description.abstractThe early version of the Toffoletto - Hill - Ding open magnetosphere model is improved and generalized in this thesis. This model computes the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) dependent magnetic and electric fields in the Earth's magnetosphere. The magnetospheric magnetic fields contain contributions from the Earth's dipole field, the ring current, the tail field, and the interconnection magnetic field that represents the effect of an open magnetosphere. The solar wind electric field is mapped along open magnetic field lines into the polar cap ionosphere and acts as a driver for magnetospheric convection. We show that the influence of the IMF on the plasma convection in the magnetosphere as given by the new model is consistent with observations. The tail field is modified to be consistent with the interconnection field.en_US
dc.format.extent65 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS SP. SCI. 1998 SONGen_US
dc.identifier.citationSong, Jinwen. "Modeling electromagnetic fields of the earth's magnetosphere." (1998) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17213">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17213</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/17213en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectGeophysicsen_US
dc.titleModeling electromagnetic fields of the earth's magnetosphereen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentSpace Scienceen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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