| Grant number: | 17/00516-8 |
| Support type: | Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate |
| Effective date (Start): | June 01, 2017 |
| Effective date (End): | December 01, 2017 |
| Field of knowledge: | Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Geosciences - Geophysics |
| Principal Investigator: | Ezequiel Echer |
| Grantee: | Adriane Marques de Souza Franco |
| Supervisor abroad: | Markus Fraenz |
| Home Institution: | Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE). Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações e Comunicações (Brasil). São José dos Campos , SP, Brazil |
| Local de pesquisa : | Max Planck Society, Gottingen, Germany |
| Associated to the scholarship: | 16/10794-2 - Study on Electron Oscilations in the Magnetosheath of Mars, BP.DR |
Abstract In planets that do not have an intrinsic magnetic field, the interaction with the solar wind with them occurs directly with the high atmosphere/ conductive ionosphere of the planet. The solar wind induces currents in the ionosphere that creates forces that tends to draw the solar wind around the planet; this type of magnetosphere is called as induced magnetosphere. The magnetosheath of the induced magnetosphere of Mars has in an addition of planetary ions, which can drastically alters the dispersion of hydromagnetic waves and can produce new types of MHD discontinuities in the transition region. The aim of that project is to identify the major frequencies of electrons oscillation in the Mars magnetosheath for the MEX interval of data (2004-2016) using the wavelet transform. And also investigate whether those waves can transfer energy from solar wind to the ionosphere and by this enhance atmospheric erosion. | |