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IMF By‐Controlled Dawn–Dusk and Hemispheric Asymmetries of Kelvin–Helmholtz Waves and Reconnection Geometry Under Negative Dipole Tilt

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 18, 28 September 2026.
Abstract Along with magnetic reconnection, Kelvin‐Helmholtz (KH) waves are the main mechanisms controlling the solar wind‐magnetosphere interaction, enabling plasma transport into the magnetosphere due to secondary reconnection, diffusion and wave‐particle interactions.
L. Holappa, K. Nykyri, J. Laitinen, B. Burkholder   +3 more
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Modification of the Power Spectral Density of Magnetic Field Fluctuations by Quasi-perpendicular Interplanetary Shocks

The Astrophysical Journal Letters
We investigate the role of interplanetary (IP) shocks in solar wind turbulence using observations of Solar Orbiter, Parker Solar Probe, and Wind. Employing statistical analysis of quasi-perpendicular fast forward (FF) and fast reverse (FR) shocks, we ...
Byeongseon Park, Alexander Pitňa, Jana Šafránková, Zdeněk Němeček   +3 more
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Numerical Investigations of Low‐Latitude Ground Magnetic Fields Due To Cavity Mode Oscillations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 131, Issue 9, September 2026.
Abstract Pi2 oscillations are known to be associated with cavity mode oscillations (CMOs) in the inner magnetosphere at low latitudes. CMOs can also be excited by interplanetary shocks on the dayside. We present results from a global linear MHD wave model in spherical coordinates that allows us to analyze these waves at equatorial latitudes.
K. Majmudar, R. L. Lysak, K. Takahashi
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Analysis on the Turbulent Properties of Current Sheets in the Solar Wind

The Astrophysical Journal
The energy dissipation of solar wind turbulence, closely linked to solar wind heating, is a fundamental process in space physics. Previous research indicates that current sheets in the solar wind significantly influence both energy dissipation and ...
L. D. Wang, Y. Wang, F. S. Wei, X. S. Feng, B. Y. Wang, P. B. Zuo, W. Y. Zhang, X. J. Xu, Z. L. Zhou, X. J. Song   +9 more
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Decay of Solar Wind Turbulence behind Interplanetary Shocks

The Astrophysical Journal, 2017
Abstract We investigate the decay of magnetic and kinetic energies behind IP shocks with motivation to find a relaxation time when downstream turbulence reaches a usual solar wind value. We start with a case study that introduces computation techniques and quantifies a contribution of kinetic fluctuations to the general energy balance ...
Pitňa, Alexander, Šafránková, Jana, Němeček, Zdeněk, Franci, Luca   +3 more
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On the Effects of the Solar Wind Structure in the Global Distribution of dBH/dt ${\text{dB}}_{H}/\text{dt}$ Spikes During Geomagnetic Storms

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 131, Issue 9, September 2026.
Abstract Variations in the solar wind, particularly those associated with interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) and high‐speed streams (HSSs), drive geomagnetic disturbances that produce rapid changes in the ground magnetic field. These variations, commonly quantified by the time derivative of the horizontal magnetic field dBH/dt $\left({\text ...
José P. Marchezi, Amy Keesee, Michael Coughlan, Raman Mukundan, Victor Pinto, Ligia A. Da Silva, Livia R. Alves, Hyunju Connor, Don Hampton   +8 more
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Turbulent Diffusion of Magnetic Field Lines in the Heliosphere

The Astrophysical Journal
Due to solar wind turbulence, Parker spirals are stochastic. The dispersion of magnetic field lines is described by a convection–diffusion equation for the field line density distribution, which is a function of the two heliographic angles in addition to
J. V. A. Joubert, R. D. Strauss, J. Light, N. E. Engelbrecht, N. H. Bian   +4 more
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Collisionless Shocks: Contemporary State After Three Quarters of a Century of Research

Reviews of Geophysics, Volume 64, Issue 3, September 2026.
Abstract The collisionless shock research started in the late 1950s. Since then, plenty of data have been accumulated due to the large number of missions in the heliosphere, providing in situ measurements of the fields and particles. The quality of these measurements has vastly improved, especially in the last two decades.
M. Gedalin, M. Balikhin, V. Krasnoselskikh   +2 more
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Turbulent Heating of Solar Wind Plasma Downstream of Magnetohydrodynamic Shocks

The Astrophysical Journal
Interplanetary (IP) shocks are believed to play a significant role in both amplifying the background level of turbulent fluctuations and in heating the bulk solar wind (SW). This study investigates the thermodynamic properties downstream of IP shocks. We
Alexander Pitňa, Jana Šafránková, Zdeněk Němeček, Gilbert Pi, Gary Zank, Lingling Zhao, Laxman Adhikari, Masaru Nakanotani   +7 more
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Earthward Transport of Lunar Metallic Ions: Implications of Heavy Ions in the Magnetosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 131, Issue 9, September 2026.
Abstract Low‐charge‐state heavy ions in Earth's magnetosphere were thought to originate from the ionosphere. However, Observations from the Geotail mission have detected the presence of singly charged metallic ions, such as Fe+ ${\mathrm{F}\mathrm{e}}^{+}$, whose abundances vary depending on the Moon's location, alongside their density ratios to O ...
Mei‐Yun Lin, Andrew R. Poppe
wiley   +1 more source