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Interaction between reconnection and Kelvin-Helmholtz at the high-latitude magnetopause
Zhang, Hui; Ma, Xuanye; Otto, Antonius +1 more
On March 23, 2002, Cluster satellites recorded an event, which has been interpreted as reconnection, during an outward crossing near the dawn side cusp region in the Northern Hemisphere. The event showed a large perturbation in the magnetic normal component, inconsistent with a one-dimensional reconnection layer configuration, and causing a poor r…
The Kelvin-Helmholtz instability under Parker-Spiral Interplanetary Magnetic Field conditions at the magnetospheric flanks
Adamson, E.; Otto, A.; Nykyri, K.
We have generated fully three-dimensional, high-resolution magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of the Kelvin-Helmholtz (KH) Instability during Parker-Spiral Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) conditions at the dawnside magnetospheric flank magnetopause. Results of these simulations show that, although the draping of a strong tangential magnetic…
Distribution of hydrogen and oxygen ion species in the plasmasheet
Wang, Jing; Cao, Jinbin; Liu, Wenlong
In this paper, using data obtained by Cluster 4 satellite from 2001 to 2012, we statistically investigate the spatial distributions of H+ and O+ in the magnetotail plasmasheet and their relation with geomagnetic indices. Our work outlines the existence of two regions with enhanced O+ concentration in the tail plasm…
Quasi-continuous reconnection accompanied by FTEs during IMF Bz ≈ 0 nT observed by Double Star TC-1 at the dawnside magnetopause
Shen, Chao; Chen, Tao; Phan, Tai +6 more
During a one-hour interval of interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) Bz ≈ 0 nT, the equatorial spacecraft Double Star TC-1 encountered the dawn flank magnetopause many times at the magnetic local time (MLT) of about 08:00 and the latitude of about -27°. During each encounter, reconnection jets were observed with their velocities up to more…