Search Publications
Multiscale studies of the three-dimensional dayside X-line
Hasegawa, H.; Fuselier, S. A.; Burch, J. L. +4 more
We review recent experience from the Cluster, Double Star, and THEMIS missions for lessons that apply to the upcoming Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission (MMS) being developed for launch in 2014. On global scales, simulation and statistical studies lead to mean configurations of dayside reconnection, implying specific relative alignments of the infl…
Responses of the ionospheric electric field to the sheath region of ICME: A case study
Wei, Y.; Zong, Q. -G.; Guo, J. +8 more
We have examined the response of ionospheric electric field to the ICME sheath with the coordinated ground- and space-based magnetic measurements during the initial phase of December 14, 2006 storm. The duskward IEF pulses enhanced the westward convection electrojet and the eastward equatorial ionospheric electric field. The in situ magnetic measu…