2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Revealing spatiotemporal evolution of eddy turbulence in the magnetospheric boundary layer with multi-spacecraft measurements
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21740358
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Space and upper atmospheric physics
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| Research Institution | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency |
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Principal Investigator |
HASEGAWA Hiroshi 独立行政法人宇宙航空研究開発機構, 宇宙科学研究所, 助教 (50435799)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 地球惑星磁気圏 / 宇宙プラズマ / ケルビン・ヘルムホルツ不安定 / プラズマ輸送 |
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| Research Abstract |
The nature of eddy turbulence induced in Earth's magnetospheric boundary layer is examined by using data from multi-spacecraft measurements, with a view to revealing the mechanism by which collisionless solar wind plasma is transported into the magnetosphere. The methods have been established for identification from in situ measurements of Kelvin-Helmholtz vortices developed to the nonlinear phase, and new insights have been obtained regarding the excitation and nonlinear evolution of the vortices and their consequences. The vortices may not be the major player in the solar wind entry itself.
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Research Products
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