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Responses of the magnetotail plasma sheet to two interplanetary shocks: TC-1 observations

Zuo, PingBing; Liu, ZhenXing; Yao, Li +1 more

Two interplanetary shocks are examined to determine the responses of the magnetic field and plasma in the plasma sheet upon the shock impacts by using TC-1 observational data. The two shocks are observed by WIND on November 7, 2004. Prior to and after the shock, the IMF is either weakly southward or northward. The responses of the plasma sheet to …