Physics
Scientific paper
Jun 1990
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990georl..17..913s&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 17, June 1990, p. 913-916.
Physics
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Explorer 50 Satellite, Geomagnetic Tail, Lines Of Force, Magnetic Storms, Plasma Dynamics, Space Plasmas, Geomagnetism, International Sun Earth Explorer 3, Magnetosheath
Scientific paper
An examination of IMP-8 tail lobe magnetic field measurements has been conducted to determine whether the traveling compression region (TCR) phenomena detected by ISEE-3 in the distant geotail, and believed to be caused by tailward moving plasmoids, are present closer to the earth. The study produced 16 examples of TCRs at distances of X = -31 to -37 R(E). For two events considered in detail, TCRs were observed in close association with substorm growth phase signatures in the lobes. The lengths of these TCRs are estimated to be 8-12 R(E). The conclusion is that the IMP-8 TCR observations provide new evidence that small plasmoids and, hence, multiple reconnection neutral lines can sometimes exist earthward of X = -35 R(E).
Baker Daniel N.
Lepping Ronald P.
Slavin James Arthur
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