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Sobre la pérdida atmosférica de iones de oxígeno de la tierra a través de procesos magnetosféricos
K Seki1, R C Elphic, M Hirahara
1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan. seki@space.eps.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|March 10, 2001
Resumen
La Tierra La Tierra La Tierra La Tierra La Tierra
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencias planetarias Ciencias planetarias.
- Ciencias de la atmósfera Ciencias atmosféricas.
- Física del espacio Física del espacio
Sus antecedentes:
- Los iones de oxígeno (O+) son cruciales para la composición atmosférica.
- El flujo de salida polar es una vía importante para el escape atmosférico.
- Es posible que las estimaciones anteriores de la pérdida de oxígeno hayan pasado por alto los flujos de retorno.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para cuantificar la pérdida neta de oxígeno de la atmósfera de la Tierra en escalas de tiempo geológicas.
- Para conciliar las discrepancias entre el flujo de salida polar observado y las tasas estimadas de pérdida total de oxígeno.
- Para investigar el papel del flujo de retorno magnetosférico en la retención de oxígeno atmosférico.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de las observaciones de naves espaciales a gran altitud.
- Examen de cuatro distintas rutas de escape atmosférico.
- Modelado del flujo de salida de iones y los mecanismos potenciales de flujo de retorno.
Principales resultados:
- El flujo de salida de O+ observado en los polos sugiere una pérdida significativa de oxígeno atmosférico (aprox. 18% durante 3 mil millones de años).
- La pérdida total de oxígeno, teniendo en cuenta las rutas de escape conocidas, es un orden de magnitud inferior al flujo de salida polar.
- Se deduce un flujo de retorno sustancial de la magnetosfera a la ionosfera para explicar la discrepancia.
Conclusiones:
- La pérdida neta de oxígeno de la atmósfera de la Tierra durante 3 mil millones de años es significativamente menor de lo estimado anteriormente, aproximadamente 2%.
- Los procesos magnetosféricos, específicamente el flujo de retorno, juegan un papel crítico en la retención de oxígeno atmosférico.
- Revisar nuestra comprensión del escape y retención atmosférica es esencial para los estudios de habitabilidad planetaria.
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