Physics
Scientific paper
Aug 1993
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993jgr....9813453m&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 98, no. A8, p. 13,453-13,465.
Physics
121
Earth Magnetosphere, Electron Distribution, Ion Distribution, Plasma Density, Convection, Earth Observations (From Space), Geomagnetism, Plasmapause
Scientific paper
A synoptic view of the morphology of the magnetosphere at geosynchronous orbit over a 6-wk interval in early 1992 is synthesized on the basis of simultaneous observations from three longitudinally separated spacecraft. Seven regions with characteristic plasma populations were discovered during this period. It is found that at geomagnetically quiet times geosynchronous orbit can lie entirely within the plasmasphere, while at more active times only the afternoon to evening portions of the orbit are typically within the plasmasphere. The plasma convection inside the plasmasphere is found to be generally sunward in the corotating reference frame, independent of activity level, in contrast to previous studies. Simultaneous prenoon and postnoon observations show that the magnetopause shape can be highly asymmetric about the earth-sun line.
Bame J. Jr. S.
Barraclough Bruce L.
Donart J. R.
Elphic Richard C.
Gosling Jack T.
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