Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 2008
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008agufmsm51c..01l&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2008, abstract #SM51C-01
Physics
2704 Auroral Phenomena (2407), 2721 Field-Aligned Currents And Current Systems (2409), 2744 Magnetotail, 2790 Substorms
Scientific paper
During the first tail season of THEMIS observations, data from a number of substorms were collected, providing an unprecedented view and timing of tail and ground processes. The orbits, designed for closest proximity to the neutral sheet near pre-midnight, achieved a systematic view of the mid-tail and near-Earth substorm signatures. Several substorm studies have been made to determine the substorm onset location based on the timing approach. These reports show that substorm disturbances could be detected first in the near-Earth tail (inside the downstream distance of ~15 RE) as well as first in the mid-tail (beyond the downstream distance of ~20 RE). We present the salient features of these observations, offer suggestions regarding the discrepant interpretations, and discuss how future mission plans will enable a consistent picture on timing to emerge.
Angelopoulos Vassilis
Lui A. T.
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