Physics – Plasma Physics
Scientific paper
Apr 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992georl..19..825s&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 19, no. 8, April 24, 1992, p. 825-828.
Physics
Plasma Physics
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Geomagnetic Tail, International Sun Earth Explorer 3, Magnetic Storms, Solar Terrestrial Interactions, Flux (Rate), High Energy Electrons, Plasma Physics, Telemetry
Scientific paper
On April 9-11, 1983, the ISEE 3 spacecraft was continuously located within the earth's magnetotail for more than 36 hours at downstream distances of X = -76 to -80 R(e). During this span of time, 12 major intervals of substorm activity were observed in the AL index with good ISEE 3 telemetry coverage for 11 of them. In addition, there were two small substorms outside of these intervals, both with complete observations in the distant tail. This unusual ISEE 3 data set provides a unique opportunity to test the predictions of the near-earth neutral line model. In particular, the hypothesis that energy stored in the tail lobes during the growth phase is later dissipated, in part, through the release of one or more plasmoids following expansion phase onset is examined. Clear growth phase enhancements in the lobe magnetic field intensity preceded the onsets of nine of the substorms. Plasmoids, or their lobe signatures, traveling compression regions (TCRs), were observed at ISEE 3 in association with all 11 of the major substorm intervals for which there were ISEE observations, as well as for the two small substorms. No plasmoids or TCRs were observed in the absence of substorm activity. If these ISEE 3 observations are representative, then the release of plasmoids down the tail may be a feature common to all substorms.
Baker Daniel N.
Greenstadt Eugene W.
Iyemori Toshihiko
Mazur E. L.
Singer Howard J.
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