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Generation mechanism of the whistler-mode waves in the plasma sheet prior to magnetic reconnection

Dandouras, I.; Santolík, O.; Rème, H. +6 more

The whistler-mode waves and electron temperature anisotropy play a key role prior to and during magnetic reconnection. On August 21, 2002, the Cluster spacecrafts encountered a quasi-collisionless magnetic reconnection event when they crossed the plasma sheet. Prior to the southward turning of magnetospheric magnetic field and high speed ion flow,…

Universal scaling laws for fully-developed magnetic field turbulence near and far upstream of the Earth's bow shock

Miranda, Rodrigo A.; Chian, Abraham C. -L.; Rempel, Erico L.

We analyze the multifractal scaling of the modulus of the interplanetary magnetic field near and far upstream of the Earth's bow shock, measured by Cluster and ACE, respectively, from 1 to 3 February 2002. The maximum order of the structure function is carefully estimated for each time series using two different techniques, to ensure the validity …