YAMAMOTO, Takashi
From People - School of Science, The University of Tokyo
山本 隆 (やまもと たかし)
YAMAMOTO, Takashi
| Title | Research Associate |
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| Affiliation | Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science |
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| Room | 822, Faculty of Science Bldg.1, 8F |
| TEL | +81-3-5841-4593 24593 (ext.) |
Research Field
Space Plasma Physics
Research Subject
Theoretical study on the generation of aurora and field-aligned current in the magnetosphere
Current Research
Dynamo process to drive field-aligned currents in the magnetosphere has been studied, which is expected to provide a key to understanding the generation mechanism for discrete auroras. Realizing that aurora phenomena could not be understood within the framework of the reconnection paradigm, this study may lead to a conclusion that the everlasting dynamo in the magnetosphere is attributed ultimately to some asymmetry in the interaction between the magnetosphere and the solar wind.
Keywords
Earth's magnetosphere, discrete aurora, field-aligned current, dynamo, plasma