Dec 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992jgr....9719363c&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 97, no. A12, p. 19,363-19,372.
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Earth Magnetosphere, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Magnetic Dipoles, Polar Caps, Solar Terrestrial Interactions, Topology, Attitude (Inclination), Convection, Flux Transfer Events, Geomagnetic Tail, Magnetic Field Configurations, Magnetopause
Scientific paper
In the past, a northward interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) was the only condition recognized as a requirement for reverse-cell connection. This paper presents a model of magnetospheric topology for periods when the IMF points northward, which shows that there is another, equally important condition: the presence of an overdraped tail lobe created by dipole tilt and/or IMF Bx. The model predicts two quasi-steady state patterns of reverse convection: (1) lobe cells in the polar merging cells in both polar caps, generated by open-to-open flux transfer at the magnetopause; and (2) merging cells in both polar caps, generated by closed-to-open flux transfer at the magnetopause and by balanced open-to-closed transfer at an internal reconnection side, comparable to the tail-merging site for southward IMF.
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