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Lysak RL. Kinetic Alfvén waves and auroral particle acceleration: a review. REVIEWS OF MODERN PLASMA PHYSICS 2023; 7:6. [PMID: 36632354 PMCID: PMC9825542 DOI: 10.1007/s41614-022-00111-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
Shear mode Alfvén waves are the carriers of field-aligned currents in the auroral zones of Earth and other planets. These waves travel along the magnetic field lines, coupling the outer magnetosphere with the ionosphere. However, in ideal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) theory, the shear mode Alfvén wave does not carry a parallel electric field that could accelerate auroral particles. This can be modified by including kinetic effects, which lead to a parallel electric field when the perpendicular wavelength becomes comparable to the electron inertial length or the ion acoustic gyroradius. These small perpendicular wavelengths can be formed by phase mixing, ionospheric feedback, or nonlinear effects. Kinetic Alfvén waves are further constrained by their interaction with the ionosphere, which acts as a reflector for these waves. In addition, the strong plasma gradients in the topside ionosphere form an effective resonator that leads to fluctuations on time scales of seconds. These rapidly changing parallel electric fields can lead to broadband acceleration of auroral electrons, often called the Alfvénic aurora. Such interactions do not only take place in Earth's magnetosphere, but have also been observed in Jupiter's magnetosphere by the Juno satellite.
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- R. L. Lysak
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN USA
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Fletcher LN, de Pater I, Orton GS, Hofstadter MD, Irwin PGJ, Roman MT, Toledo D. Ice Giant Circulation Patterns: Implications for Atmospheric Probes. SPACE SCIENCE REVIEWS 2020. [PMID: 32165773 DOI: 10.1007/s11214-019-0619-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Atmospheric circulation patterns derived from multi-spectral remote sensing can serve as a guide for choosing a suitable entry location for a future in situ probe mission to the Ice Giants. Since the Voyager-2 flybys in the 1980s, three decades of observations from ground- and space-based observatories have generated a picture of Ice Giant circulation that is complex, perplexing, and altogether unlike that seen on the Gas Giants. This review seeks to reconcile the various competing circulation patterns from an observational perspective, accounting for spatially-resolved measurements of: zonal albedo contrasts and banded appearances; cloud-tracked zonal winds; temperature and para-H2 measurements above the condensate clouds; and equator-to-pole contrasts in condensable volatiles (methane, ammonia, and hydrogen sulphide) in the deeper troposphere. These observations identify three distinct latitude domains: an equatorial domain of deep upwelling and upper-tropospheric subsidence, potentially bounded by peaks in the retrograde zonal jet and analogous to Jovian cyclonic belts; a mid-latitude transitional domain of upper-tropospheric upwelling, vigorous cloud activity, analogous to Jovian anticyclonic zones; and a polar domain of strong subsidence, volatile depletion, and small-scale (and potentially seasonally-variable) convective activity. Taken together, the multi-wavelength observations suggest a tiered structure of stacked circulation cells (at least two in the troposphere and one in the stratosphere), potentially separated in the vertical by (i) strong molecular weight gradients associated with cloud condensation, and by (ii) transitions from a thermally-direct circulation regime at depth to a wave- and radiative-driven circulation regime at high altitude. The inferred circulation can be tested in the coming decade by 3D numerical simulations of the atmosphere, and by observations from future world-class facilities. The carrier spacecraft for any probe entry mission must ultimately carry a suite of remote-sensing instruments capable of fully constraining the atmospheric motions at the probe descent location.
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- Leigh N Fletcher
- 1School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH UK
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- 3Department of Astronomy, University of California, 501 Campbell Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
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- 2Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA
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- 2Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA
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- 4Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PU UK
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- 1School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH UK
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- 4Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PU UK
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