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A possible auroral signature of a magnetotail reconnection process on Jupiter
Grodent, Denis; Gérard, Jean-Claude; Clarke, J. T. et al.
2004In Journal of Geophysical Research. Space Physics, 109 (A5)
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Keywords :
aurora; Jupiter; reconnection; Hubble; STIS; magnetosphere
Abstract :
[en] [1] Several theoretical models and in situ observations consistently suggest that the process of nightside reconnection associated with Earth's magnetospheric substorms is also taking place in the midnight tail region of Jupiter. We report the observation of a new auroral feature which takes the form of isolated spots appearing near the northern dusk-midnight limb, poleward of the main auroral oval. This feature was clearly detected in three HST-STIS data sets obtained on 14, 16, and 18 December 2000. Its position poleward of the main auroral oval, and lagging corotation, shows that it is magnetically connected to a distant region of the nightside magnetosphere. It is therefore suggested that these transient spots are the auroral signatures of reconnection processes occurring in the nightside tail of the distant Jovian magnetosphere. The cause of this reconnection is somewhat analogous to the case of a solar coronal mass ejection, so one may refer to it as a "Jovian mass ejection.''
Disciplines :
Earth sciences & physical geography
Author, co-author :
Grodent, Denis  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Labo de physique atmosphérique et planétaire (LPAP)
Gérard, Jean-Claude  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys.
Clarke, J. T.
Gladstone, G. R.
Waite, J. H.
Language :
English
Title :
A possible auroral signature of a magnetotail reconnection process on Jupiter
Publication date :
01 May 2004
Journal title :
Journal of Geophysical Research. Space Physics
ISSN :
2169-9380
eISSN :
2169-9402
Publisher :
Amer Geophysical Union, Washington, United States - District of Columbia
Volume :
109
Issue :
A5
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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