Physics
Scientific paper
Apr 1979
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979georl...6..305m&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 6, Apr. 1979, p. 305-308. Research supported by the Swedish Board of Space Activities and Eu
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Atmospheric Electricity, Electric Fields, International Sun Earth Explorer 1, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Magnetopause, Energy Dissipation, Field Strength, International Sun Earth Explorer 2, Magnetosheath, Solar Wind, Time Dependence
Scientific paper
Results are presented for direct, in situ measurements of the quasi-static electric field at and near the magnetopause, in the magnetosheath, bow shock, and solar wind, obtained by the ISEE-1 satellite. Both the large-scale average electric field and the fine-scale field observed during a magnetopause crossing show the existence of significant tangential electric field components on both sides of the magnetopause. The data in the satellite frame also show significant normal electric field components that point toward the magnetopause on both sides. The observed local level of power dissipation would correspond to a total power of 1 TW, if it existed over the entire front of the magnetopause.
Fahleson U. V.
Fälthammar Carl-Günne
Gonfalone A.
Mozer Forrest S.
Pedersen Andreas
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