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Quantifying adiabatic motion in the outer radiation belt and ring current with invariant matching

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Adiabatic motion is a fundamental reversible process for geomagnetically trapped particle populations, including particles comprising the ring current and radiation belts.
D. E. da Silva, S. R. Elkington, X. Li, M. K. Hudson   +3 more
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Saturn's Auroral Dusk Sector Magnetosphere‐Ionosphere Coupling During Cassini's Proximal Orbits

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 131, Issue 9, September 2026.
Abstract The final twenty‐two low‐altitude passes of the Cassini spacecraft enabled the determination of Saturn's field‐aligned currents (FACs) from magnetometer measurements at lower altitudes than previously achieved. We investigate southern dusk‐side FAC behavior with four objectives: how in situ MAG measurements compare to the highly variable ...
S. W. Farr, S. V. Badman, L. C. Ray, G. Provan, J. Kinrade, L. S. Clare   +5 more
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Magnetospheric signatures of ionospheric density cavities observed by Cluster [PDF]

, 2015
AJBR ackowledges support from STFC under consolidated grant ST/K000993/1.We present Cluster measurements of large amplitude electric fields corre- lated with intense downward field-aligned currents, observed during a nightside crossing of the auroral ...
Wright, A. N., Karlsson, Tomas, A. J. B. Russell, A. N. Wright, T. Karlsson, Wright, Andrew Nicholas, Russell, A. J. B., Karlsson, T., Russell, Alexander John Barkway, Karlsson, Tomas,   +9 more
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Modeling Kinetic Reconnection Onset in Global Magnetospheric Simulations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 131, Issue 9, September 2026.
Abstract We investigate the onset of magnetic reconnection in Earth's magnetotail using a coupled magnetohydrodynamic with embedded particle‐in‐cell (MHD‐EPIC) model, which self‐consistently links global magnetospheric dynamics to electron‐scale kinetic processes. Unlike standalone kinetic simulations with idealized boundary conditions, reconnection in
Talha Arshad, Yuxi Chen, Gabor Toth
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Uranus's Highly Nonaxisymmetric Magnetopause and Its Impact on Magnetic Reconnection

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 131, Issue 9, September 2026.
Abstract Mass and energy fluxes from the solar wind can access a planet's magnetosphere through dayside magnetic reconnection. The plasma and magnetic field conditions on either side of the magnetopause determine whether reconnection is suppressed. However, magnetosheath conditions are sensitive to the shape of the magnetopause, and deviations from ...
Jack H. Crump, Ali H. Sulaiman, Xianzhe Jia, Sophia Zomerdijk‐Russell, Adam Masters   +4 more
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Processes in auroral oval and outer electron radiation belt

Earth, Planets and Space, 2018
We have analyzed the role of auroral processes in the formation of the outer radiation belt, considering that the main part of the auroral oval maps to the outer part of the ring current, instead of the plasma sheet as is commonly postulated.
Elizaveta E. Antonova, Marina V. Stepanova, Pablo S. Moya, Victor A. Pinto, Vadim V. Vovchenko, Ilya L. Ovchinnikov, Nikita V. Sotnikov   +6 more
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Identifying Alfvénic Modulation of Quasi‐Static Potential Structures Above Aurora by Optical Methods

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 131, Issue 9, September 2026.
Abstract Much observational evidence exists for the presence of quasi‐electrostatic potential drops above aurorae and their role in acceleration of auroral electrons. However, the temporal evolution of these potential structures is less well studied. We present an optical‐only method for investigating counter‐flowing auroral forms, hypothesized to be ...
N. Brindley, D. Whiter
wiley   +1 more source

A Magnetospheric Source for Near‐Planet Whistler‐Mode Waves at Venus

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 131, Issue 9, September 2026.
Abstract The presence or absence of lightning in the atmosphere of Venus has important implications for atmospheric chemistry, potential chemical signatures of life, identifying volcanic activity, and quantifying potential hazards to future exploration missions.
David M. Malaspina, Keirra D. Kernan, Katherine A. Goodrich, Yingjuan Ma, Shannon M. Curry   +4 more
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CUTLASS/IMAGE observations of high latitude convection features during substorms [PDF]

, 1997
International audienceThe CUTLASS Finland HF radar has been operational since February 1995. The radar frequently observes backscatter during the midnight sector from a latitude range 70?75° geographic, latitudes often associated with the polar cap ...
T.K Yeoman, T. K. Yeoman, H Lühr, H. Lühr (7615595), Lühr, H., H. Lühr, Yeoman, T. K., Yeoman, T.K., T. K. Yeoman (7601525)   +8 more
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Rapid Magnetotail Reconfiguration and Ion‐Scale Wave Activity at Mercury

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 131, Issue 9, September 2026.
Abstract Mercury's magnetosphere is an extremely dynamic environment, where substorm‐like activity, including dipolarization fronts and particle acceleration, periodically disrupts the stability and radial extent of the closed field line region. The common narrowband ∼1 Hz waves at Mercury, near the local proton gyrofrequency are preferentially ...
M. Persson, R. M. Dewey, A. I. Eriksson, M. André, E. Yordanova, L. Richard, A. Dagore, J.‐E. Wahlund   +7 more
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