Physics
Scientific paper
May 1988
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988p%26ss...36..503s&link_type=abstract
Planetary and Space Science (ISSN 0032-0633), vol. 36, May 1988, p. 503-508.
Physics
160
Magnetic Field Reconnection, Magnetic Flux, Magnetopause, Plasma Bubbles, Polar Caps, International Sun Earth Explorers, Magnetic Field Configurations, Magnetosheath, Shear Flow
Scientific paper
A new model for the origin of FTEs is proposed in which surges in the reconnection rate on the magnetopause give rise to bubble-like regions of plasma containing a twisted field with energetic streaming particles in the outer layers. It is suggested that spacecraft-observed FTEs are the result of passage through or nearby such bubbles. The present model is consistent with all major observational features of FTEs, and it points to an upward revision of the emf imposed around the terrestrial polar cap by FTE occurrence.
Farrugia Charles J.
Saunders Michael A.
Southwood David J.
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