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Further Study of Multiple Flux Rope Events at the Magnetopause Observed by TC-1 on 18 March, 2004

Pu, Zu-Yin; Xiao, Chi-Jie; Liu, Zhen-Xing +3 more

From 23:10 to 23:50 UT on 18 March 2004, the Double Star TC-1 spacecraft detected nine flux ropes at the outbound crossing of the southern dawnside magnetopause. During this time period the Cluster constellation was staying in the magnetosheath. The four spacecraft observed that the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) showed a dominant negative BY…