Difference between revisions of "The Drift-Alfven Model for a Magnetized Plasma Applied to Saturn's Polar Vortices"
(Imported from text file) |
(Imported from text file) |
||
| (One intermediate revision by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
| − | The hexagon above Saturn's north pole, and its long lived state of equilibrium, may be the result of a pinched plasma column aligned with Saturn's magnetic axis and coupled to the conductive upper atmosphere. Cassini data analyzed by Gurnett et al. describes field aligned currents as a possible mechanism for coupling between magnetospheric plasma and the conductive layer of Saturn's upper atmosphere. The hexagon and its stability can be explained by the drift-Alfv?n model for a magnetized plasma due to the near perfect alignment of Saturn's magnetic and rotational axes. The alignment of the magnetic and rotational axes results in a smooth transfer of angular momentum from magnetized plasma in Saturn's ionosphere to the denser conducting fluid layer of the upper atmosphere's polar circulation. | + | The hexagon above Saturn's north pole, and its long lived state of equilibrium, may be the result of a pinched plasma column aligned with Saturn's magnetic axis and coupled to the conductive upper atmosphere. Cassini data analyzed by Gurnett et al. describes field aligned currents as a possible mechanism for coupling between magnetospheric plasma and the conductive layer of Saturn's upper atmosphere. The hexagon and its stability can be explained by the drift-Alfv?n model for a magnetized plasma due to the near perfect alignment of Saturn's magnetic and rotational axes. The alignment of the magnetic and rotational axes results in a smooth transfer of angular momentum from magnetized plasma in Saturn's ionosphere to the denser conducting fluid layer of the upper atmosphere's polar circulation. |
| − | [[Category:Electric Universe]] | + | [[Category:Scientific Paper|drift-alfven model magnetized plasma applied saturn 's polar vortices]] |
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:Electric Universe|drift-alfven model magnetized plasma applied saturn 's polar vortices]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:00, 1 January 2017
| Scientific Paper | |
|---|---|
| Title |
The Drift-Alfven Model for a Magnetized Plasma Applied to Saturn\'s Polar Vortices |
| Read in full | Link to paper |
| Author(s) | Tim Erney |
| Keywords | {{{keywords}}} |
| Published | 2011 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the NPA |
| Volume | 8 |
| No. of pages | 2 |
| Pages | 190-191 |
Read the full paper here
Abstract
The hexagon above Saturn's north pole, and its long lived state of equilibrium, may be the result of a pinched plasma column aligned with Saturn's magnetic axis and coupled to the conductive upper atmosphere. Cassini data analyzed by Gurnett et al. describes field aligned currents as a possible mechanism for coupling between magnetospheric plasma and the conductive layer of Saturn's upper atmosphere. The hexagon and its stability can be explained by the drift-Alfv?n model for a magnetized plasma due to the near perfect alignment of Saturn's magnetic and rotational axes. The alignment of the magnetic and rotational axes results in a smooth transfer of angular momentum from magnetized plasma in Saturn's ionosphere to the denser conducting fluid layer of the upper atmosphere's polar circulation.
