Physics
Scientific paper
Sep 1993
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993jgr....9815487s&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 98, no. A9, p. 15,487-15,496.
Physics
51
Atmospheric Boundary Layer, Convection, Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling, Magnetotails, Plasmas (Physics), Ionospheric Drift, Magnetic Flux, Mathematical Models, Plasma Interactions
Scientific paper
The finite tail width model of magnetotail plasma sheet convection has been extended in order to characterize the steady-state convection process. The model assumes uniform plasma sources and accounts for both the duskward gradient/curvature drift and the earthward E x B drift of ions in a 2D magnetic geometry. A secondary source of plasma originating in the dawnside low-latitude boundary layer (LLBL) is added. Model results show that the LLBL may be a significant source of near-tail central plasma sheet plasma during periods of weak convection; a cross-tail pressure gradient from dawn to dusk is predicted in the near magnetotail.
Galland Kivelson Margaret
Spence Harlan E.
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