Space Physics and Aeronomy, Magnetospheres in the Solar System

An overview of current knowledge and future research directions in magnetospheric physics

In the six decades since the term 'magnetosphere' was first introduced, much has been theorized and discovered about the magnetized space surrounding each of the bodies in our solar system. Each magnetosphere is unique yet behaves according to universal physical processes.

Magnetospheres in the Solar System brings together contributions from experimentalists, theoreticians, and numerical modelers to present an overview of diverse magnetospheres, from the mini-magnetospheres of Mercury to the giant planetary magnetospheres of Jupiter and Saturn.

Volume highlights include:

• Concise history of magnetospheres, basic principles, and equations
• Overview of the fundamental processes that govern magnetospheric physics
• Tools and techniques used to investigate magnetospheric processes
• Special focus on Earth’s magnetosphere and its dynamics
• Coverage of planetary magnetic fields and magnetospheres throughout the solar system
• Identification of future research directions in magnetospheric physics

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Find out more about the Space Physics and Aeronomy collection in this Q&A with the Editors in Chief

Romain Maggiolo, Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, Belgium

Nicolas André, Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology, France

Hiroshi Hasegawa, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan

Daniel T. Welling, University of Texas at Arlington, USA

1            The Earth magnetosphere

1.1 A Brief History of the Magnetosphere, David Southwood

1.2 Large Scale Structure and Dynamics of the Magnetosphere, David Sibeck

1.3 The equations of the magnetosphere, Herbert Gunell

2            Fundamental Processes

2.1 Magnetic Reconnection in the Near-Earth Magnetotail, Tsugunobu Nagai

2.2 Turbulence and complexity of magnetospheric plasma, Marius M. Echim                          

2.3 Wave-Particle Interactions in the Earth’s Magnetosphere, Richard. M. Thorne

2.4 Cross-scale Energy Transport in Space Plasma: Applications to the Magnetopause Boundary, Katarlina Nykyri

3            Solar wind-magnetosphere coupling

3.1 Solar Wind Interaction with Earth's Bow Shock, Georges K. Parks

3.2 Magnetosheath, Yashuhito Narita

3.3 3.3 Dayside magnetopause processes, Steven Fuselier

3.4 The polar cusps of the Earth’s magnetosphere, Benoit Lavraud

3.5 The Earth’s Low-Latitude Boundary Layer, Takuma Nakamura

4            Magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling

4.1 Field-aligned currents in the magnetosphere-ionosphere, Hermann Lühr

4.2 Ionospheric ions acceleration and transport, Andrew W. Yau

4.3 Cold Ionospheric Ions in the Magnetosphere, Mats André

4.4 Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling of Precipitating Electrons and Ionospheric Conductance, Georges Khazanov

5            The dynamic magnetosphere

5.1 Magnetotail processes, Joachim Birn

5.2 The active magnetosphere: Substorms and Storms, Yukitoshi Nishimura

5.3 The northward IMF magnetosphere, Robert Fear

5.4 A brief review of the ring current and outstanding problems, Raluca Ilie

5.5 Source, Loss, and Transport of Energetic Particles Deep Inside Earth’s Magnetosphere (L<4), Xinlin Li

5.6 The Plasmasphere: Its Interactions and Dynamics, Fabien Darrouzet

5.7 Impact of ionospheric ions on magnetospheric dynamics, Elena Kronberg

6            Planetary magnetic fields          

Planetary Magnetic fields, Karl-Heinz Glassmeier

7            Induced Magnetospheres          

7.1 Induced Magnetospheres: Mars, Jasper Halekas

7.2 The induced magnetosphere of Titan, Cesar Bertucci

7.3 Birth of a magnetosphere, Hans Nilsson

7.4 Induced Magnetospheres: Atmospheric escape from induced magnetospheres, Dave Brain

8            Giant planet magnetospheres 

8.1 The Magnetodisk Regions of Jupiter and Saturn, Nick Achilleos

8.2 Giant planet magnetospheres: Fast rotating magnetospheres: Jupiter and Saturn PLASMA SOURCES, LOSS & TRANSPORT, Abigail M. Rymer

8.3 Gas Giant Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupling, Licia Ray

8.4 The radiation belts of Jupiter and Saturn, Elias Roussos

8.5 Giant Planets – Asymmetrical Magnetospheres: Uranus and Neptune, Chris Arridge

9            Mini-magnetospheres and Moon-magnetosphere interactions 

9.1 AGU Volume II: Magnetospheres in the Solar System Chapter 9.1 A Dungey Cycle in the Life of Mercury’s Magnetosphere, Jim Slavin

9.2 Mini-magnetospheres and Moon-magnetosphere interactions: Ganymede, Xianzhe Jia

9.3 Mini-magnetospheres and Moon-magnetosphere interactions: Overview Moon-magnetosphere Interactions, Joachim Saur

10          Investigating magnetospheric processes

10.1 Gobal simulations, Joachim Raeder

10.2 Kinetic Modeling in the Magnetosphere, Stefano Markidis

10.3 Data Based Modeling of the Earth's Magnetic Field, Nicolai Tsyganenko

10.4 Review of magnetic field-based multi-spacecraft techniques in the magnetosphere, Malcom Dunlop

10.5 Exploring small scales with MMS, Jim Burch

10.6 Global Energetic Neutral Atom (ENA) Imaging of Magnetospheres, Pontus Brandt

10.7 Laboratory experiments: Putting space into the lab, Mark Koepke

11          Future directions           

11.1 Challenges in modelling the magnetosphere, Gabor Toth

11.2 Does a magnetosphere protect the ionosphere?, Romain Maggiolo

11.3 Some Unsolved Problems of Magnetospheric Physics, Michael. H. Denton

11.4 Instigators of Future Change in Magnetospheric Research, Michael W. Liemohn

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