Spacecraft Measurements of Ionospheric Poynting Flux

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dc.contributor.advisorKnudsen, David
dc.contributor.advisorBurchill, Johnathan
dc.contributor.authorPatrick, Matthew
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-20T17:09:00Z
dc.date.available2015-11-20T08:00:32Z
dc.date.issued2015-07-20
dc.date.submitted2015en
dc.description.abstractWe present measurements of ionospheric Poynting flux using new data from the EFI (Electric Field Instruments) and magnetometers on the ESA Swarm spacecraft. Global maps of the ionospheric Poynting flux are provided as a function of interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) conditions and geomagnetic activity levels. On average, it is found that the ionospheric Poynting flux is directed downwards into the Earth, indicating that it acts to dissipate elec- tromagnetic energy from the Sun-Magnetosphere system. A preliminary analysis indicates that the total Poynting flux into the ionosphere depends on IMF Bz. It is found that the total dissipation in the northern hemisphere exceeds that which occurs in the southern hemisphere by approximately one order of magnitude. This implies that electrical dissipation structures in the ionosphere are acting as potential, rather than current driven systems.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPatrick, M. (2015). Spacecraft Measurements of Ionospheric Poynting Flux (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27838en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27838
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2356
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectAtmospheric Sciences
dc.subjectGeophysics
dc.subjectFluid and Plasma
dc.subject.classificationpoynting fluxen_US
dc.subject.classificationIonosphereen_US
dc.subject.classificationMIT couplingen_US
dc.subject.classificationenergy transferen_US
dc.subject.classificationPlasma Physicsen_US
dc.titleSpacecraft Measurements of Ionospheric Poynting Flux
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplinePhysics and Astronomy
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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