Observations of the density profile in the magnetosheath near the stagnation streamline

Details Observations of the density profile in the magnetosheath near the stagnation streamline Observations of the density profile in the magnetosheath near the stagnation streamline

Oct 1990

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990georl..17.2035s&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 17, Oct. 1990, p. 2035-2038. Research sponsored by DOE.

Physics

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Magnetopause, Magnetosheath, Plasma Density, Stagnation Flow, Earth Magnetosphere, Magnetic Fields, Magnetohydrodynamics, Solar Wind

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An enhancement in the plasma density occurs in more than half of the ISEE-1 and 2 magnetosheath passes near the stagnation streamline just in front of the magnetopause. On average, this structure is about 0.4 R(e) thick and clearly separated from the magnetopause. The average density enhancement is about 44 percent above the ambient magnetosheath density. The anticorrelation of the magnetic field and density is that expected for the MHD slow mode. Strong fluctuations in the density within the structure are usually accompanied by fluctuations in velocity.

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