Statistical characteristics of transient flows in the magnetosphere revealed by the Virtual Magnetospheric Observatory

Details Statistical characteristics of transient flows in the magnetosphere revealed by the Virtual Magnetospheric Observatory Statistical characteristics of transient flows in the magnetosphere revealed by the Virtual Magnetospheric Observatory

Dec 2010

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010agufmsm34a..04m&link_type=abstract

American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2010, abstract #SM34A-04

Physics

[1916] Informatics / Data And Information Discovery, [1960] Informatics / Portals And User Interfaces, [2740] Magnetospheric Physics / Magnetospheric Configuration And Dynamics, [2788] Magnetospheric Physics / Magnetic Storms And Substorms

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Fast transient plasma flows in the magnetosphere are usually associated with magnetic reconnection and/or rapid changes in the magnetospheric configuration. Using a common methodology to analyze data from the THEMIS satellites we map the statistical occurrence rate of transient flows in the magnetosphere. Such a task involves obtaining and processing of large amount of data (5 THEMIS satellites provide measurements since spring of 2007), then writing custom code and searching for intervals of interests. The existence of a Virtual Magnetospheric Observatory (VMO) offers, however, a less laborious alternative. We will discuss how the VMO made our research faster and easier and the inherent limitations of the VMO use. The VMO's goal is to help researches by creating a single point of uniform discovery, access, and use of magnetospheric data. Available data can be searched based on various criteria as, for example, spatial location, time of observation, measurement type, parameter values, etc. The results can then be saved, downloaded or displayed as, for example, spatial-temporal plots that quickly reveal where and how often was the searched-for phenomenon observed.

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