Open this publication in new window or tab >>Institute of Geophysics and Extraterrestrial Physics, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Universitätsplatz 2, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany.
Institute of Geophysics and Extraterrestrial Physics, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Universitätsplatz 2, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany; School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, 30332, Atlanta, GA, USA.
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Electrical Engineering, Space and Plasma Physics.
Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory, 11000 Johns Hopkins Rd, 20723, Laurel, MD, USA.
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, E1 4NS, London, UK; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Turku, Vesilinnantie 5, 20014, Turku, Finland.
Institute of Physics, University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 5, 8010, Graz, Austria.
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, V Holešovičkách 2, 180 00, Prague, Czech Republic.
Department of Physics, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, SW7 2AZ, London, UK.
Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito de la Investigación Científica s/n, 04150 CDMX, México City, Mexico.
Department of Physics, Umeå University, Linnaeus väg 24, 90736, Umeå, Umeå, Sweden.
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, E1 4NS, London, UK.
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Electrical Engineering, Space and Plasma Physics.
Institute of Geophysics and Extraterrestrial Physics, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Universitätsplatz 2, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany.
Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Schmiedlstraße 6, 8042, Graz, Austria.
Department of Physics, Aberystwyth University, Physical Sciences Building, SY23 3BZ, Aberystwyth, UK.
Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Schmiedlstraße 6, 8042, Graz, Austria.
Institute of Physics, University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 5, 8010, Graz, Austria.
Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Schmiedlstraße 6, 8042, Graz, Austria; Institute of Earth Physics and Space Science, HUN-REN, Csatkai E. u. 6-8., 9400, Sopron, Hungary.
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2025 (English)In: Space Science Reviews, ISSN 0038-6308, E-ISSN 1572-9672, Vol. 221, no 1, article id 4Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Plasma flows with enhanced dynamic pressure, known as magnetosheath jets, are often found downstream of collisionless shocks. As they propagate through the magnetosheath, they interact with the surrounding plasma, shaping its properties, and potentially becoming geoeffective upon reaching the magnetopause. In recent years (since 2016), new research has produced vital results that have significantly enhanced our understanding on many aspects of jets. In this review, we summarise and discuss these findings. Spacecraft and ground-based observations, as well as global and local simulations, have contributed greatly to our understanding of the causes and effects of magnetosheath jets. First, we discuss recent findings on jet occurrence and formation, including in other planetary environments. New insights into jet properties and evolution are then examined using observations and simulations. Finally, we review the impact of jets upon interaction with the magnetopause and subsequent consequences for the magnetosphere-ionosphere system. We conclude with an outlook and assessment on future challenges. This includes an overview on future space missions that may prove crucial in tackling the outstanding open questions on jets in the terrestrial magnetosheath as well as other planetary and shock environments.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer Nature, 2025
Keywords
Bow shock, Foreshock, Magnetopause, Magnetosheath, Magnetosheath jets, Solar wind
National Category
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology Fusion, Plasma and Space Physics
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-358274 (URN)10.1007/s11214-024-01129-3 (DOI)001385158800001 ()2-s2.0-85213531013 (Scopus ID)
Note
QC 20250116
2025-01-082025-01-082025-01-20Bibliographically approved