Physics
Scientific paper
Oct 1983
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983jgr....88.7765l&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 88, Oct. 1, 1983, p. 7765-7768.
Physics
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Electric Fields, Geomagnetic Tail, Satellite Observation, Statistical Analysis, Auroral Zones, Current Sheets, Data Reduction, Frequency Distribution, Plasma Currents, Spatial Distribution
Scientific paper
A statistical study of large electric field events, measured on ISEE 1 at geocentric distances of 3 to 23 earth radii, has been performed in order to determine the occurrence frequency and spatial distribution of such events. Large electric fields were seen at all altitudes, with the lowest altitude events occurring on auroral field lines and the higher altitude events occurring on the high latitude boundary of the plasma sheet. The largest events had amplitudes that were approximately proportional to the square root of the local magnetic field strength, in agreement with expectations of a simple mapping model. The apparent concentration of big field events near local midnight is caused, at least in part, by a nonuniform frequency of satellite crossings through the plasma sheet boundary as a function of local time. Thus, the spatial distribution and amplitudes of the large field events are not inconsistent with the mapping of low-altitude electrostatic shocks to the plasma sheet boundary along equipotential magnetic field lines.
Levin Sergey
Mozer Forrest S.
Whitley K.
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