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The analytic properties of the flapping current sheets in the earth magnetotail

Petrukovich, A. A.; Liu, Z. X.; Rong, Z. J. +2 more

The current sheet in Earth's magnetotail often flaps, and the flapping waves could be induced propagating towards the dawn and dusk flanks, which could make the current sheet dynamic. To explore the dynamic characteristics of current sheet associated with the flapping motion holistically and provide reasonable physical interpretations, detailed di…

The Kelvin-Helmholtz instability at Mercury: An assessment

Korth, H.; Blomberg, L. G.; Slavin, J. A. +2 more

The Kelvin-Helmholtz instability is believed to be an important means for the transfer of energy, plasma, and momentum from the solar wind into planetary magnetospheres, with in situ measurements reported from Earth, Saturn, and Venus. During the first MESSENGER flyby of Mercury, three periodic rotations were observed in the magnetic field data po…