Peculiarities of the Heliospheric State and the Solar-Wind/Magnetosphere Coupling in the Era of Weakened Solar Activity
Yu. I. Yermolaev, И. Г. Лодкина, Alexander A. Khokhlachev, M. Yu. Yermolaev
Abstract
Based on the data of the solar wind (SW) measurements of the OMNI database for the period 1976–2019, we investigate the behavior of SW types, as well as plasma and interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) parameters, for 21–24 solar cycles (SCs). Our analysis shows that with the beginning of the period of low solar activity (SC 23), the number of all types of disturbed events in the interplanetary medium decreased, but the proportion of magnetic storms initiated by CIR increased. In addition, a change in the nature of SW interaction with the magnetosphere could occur due to a decrease in the density, temperature, and IMF of solar wind.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsSolar windMagnetosphereAstronomyHeliosphereCoupling (piping)Interplanetary mediumCoronal mass ejectionAstrobiologyInterplanetary spaceflightNuclear physicsPlasmaMechanical engineeringEngineeringSolar and Space Plasma DynamicsIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies