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Multiple Flux Rope Events at the High-Latitude Magnetopause on January 26, 2001: Current Density Calculation

Glassmeier, K. -H.; Shen, Chao; Cao, Jin-Bin +12 more

A systematic comparison is carried out for three methods of current density calculation based on simultaneous magnetic field measurements of four-spacecraft Cluster mission. It is demonstrated analytically and numerically that within the linear approximation, all these methods lead to exactly the same results. As a case study, the current density …

A Study on the Characteristics of the Flux Transfer Events Occourred on March 2, 2001

Liu, Zhen-Xing; Shi, Jian-Kui; Jin, Shu-Ping +2 more

Three flux transfer events (FTEs) were detected in magnetosheath near the south cusp of the dawn side by Cluster II during the interval from 11:00 to 11:15UT on March 2nd, 2001. In this paper, we analyze the magnetic morphology and the plasma characteristics of these events using the magnetic field and plasma data observed by the four spacecrafts …

Multiple Flux Rope Events at the High-Latitude Magnetopause: Cluster/Rapid Observation on January 26, 2001

Reme, H.; Cao, Jin-Bin; Daly, P. +15 more

From 11:10 to 11:40UT on January 26, 2001 the four Cluster II spacecraft were located in the duskside high latitude regions of the magnetosheath and magnetosheath boundary layer (MSBL). During this time Interval the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) had a negative Bz component. A detailed study on the multiple flux ropes (MFRs) observed in this …