Effects of the IMF on the plasma sheet

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Aug 1986

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986p%26ss...34..683a&link_type=abstract

Planetary and Space Science (ISSN 0032-0633), vol. 34, Aug. 1986, p. 683-688.

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Earth Magnetosphere, Geomagnetic Tail, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Plasma Layers, Space Plasmas, Cross Sections, Magnetic Storms, Polar Caps

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It is suggested that the IMF Bz component controls partially the geometry of the cross-section (y-z plane) of the plasma sheet. A given vacuum superposition model suggests that the cross-section has a dumbbell shape for the IMF Bz less than 0, while it has a football shape for the IMF Bz greater than 0. It is also suggested that the thinning and subsequent expansion of the plasma sheet during magnetospheric substorms are partially due to a direct effect of the IMF Bz.

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