Title: Modeling of the Jovian magnetosphere
Author(s): E.S. Belenkaya (Oral)
ABSTRACT
A paraboloid model of the Jovian magnetosphere is presented. The
magnetopause is approximated by a paraboloid of revolution.
Magnetospheric magnetic field consists of a planet dipole field, a
magnetodisc field, a magnetotail current sheet field and a partially
penetrating interplanetary magnetic field. All magnetospheric magnetic
fields are screened by the magnetopause currents. The purpose of this
paper is to discuss a possibility to compare the Jovian magnetospheric
electric fields and plasma motions caused by the unipolar inductor and
the solar wind MHD generator. this is one of the approaches to the
fundumental question regarding the nature of the global plasma
convection and corotation in the Jupiter's magnetosphere.
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