Coupling the plasma interaction at Io to Jupiter
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- 1 September 1997
- journal article
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Geophysical Research Letters
- Vol. 24 (17) , 2135-2138
Abstract
Io's interaction with the jovian magnetosphere causes auroral and radio emissions. This interaction can not be modeled as either an Alfvén wave or a steady current loop alone. Given the Galileo measurement of low flow velocities in Io's wake, we argue that the interaction begins as an Alfvénic disturbance but as the disturbance is convected downstream it has time to evolve into a steady current loop. We associate high latitude phenomena with different phases of the interaction.Keywords
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