Abstract
The supersonic solar wind - Earth's magnetosphere coupling plays the main role in the solar wind energy, momentum and mass input into the magnetosphere. A new dynamic model of the magnetic field in the coupled solar wind — magnetosphere system taking into account bow shock formation is considered. The solution for plasma flow and magnetic field upstream and downstream the bow shock was obtained in kinematic approximation. The magnetic field near the magnetopause was compared with those obtained in terms of subsonic solar wind - magnetosphere interaction. For typical magnetosheath conditions, the former is about twice the latter. The magnetic field near the magnetopause is formed due to mutual diffusion of the magnetospheric and interplanetary magnetic fields. The proposed model allows to determine reconnection efficiency by IMF and solar wind parameters: velocity, density, conductivity. The calculated magnetic field in the magnetosheath is compared with those measured by AMPTEARM satellite for high magnetopause magnetic shear.
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