A model for thinning of the plasma sheet

Details A model for thinning of the plasma sheet A model for thinning of the plasma sheet

Aug 1977

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977p%26ss...25..703c&link_type=abstract

Planetary and Space Science, vol. 25, Aug. 1977, p. 703-710.

Computer Science

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Earth Magnetosphere, Elastic Waves, Magnetohydrodynamic Waves, Mathematical Models, Plasma Layers, Flow Velocity, Magnetic Storms, Neutral Sheets, Wave Generation

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A one-dimensional model for thinning of the plasma sheet is developed on the basis of launching a fast-mode MHD rarefaction wave propagating in the tailward direction along the plasma sheet. Behind the rarefaction wave the pressure is reduced, leading to thinning of the plasma sheet and also to an earthward plasma flow with a speed on the order of the sound speed. The plasma-sheet thickness is reduced by a factor of 2 if an earthward plasma-flow speed of 0.8 times the sound speed is induced. The predictions of the model are in reasonable agreement with observations.

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