Near-simultaneous magnetotail flux rope observations with Cluster and Double Star

Details Near-simultaneous magnetotail flux rope observations with Cluster and Double Star Near-simultaneous magnetotail flux rope observations with Cluster and Double Star

Aug 2007

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007angeo..25.1887w&link_type=abstract

Annales Geophysicae, Volume 25, Issue 8, 2007, pp.1887-1897

Other

1

Scientific paper

We present observations of three magnetic flux ropes in the tail of the Earth's magnetosphere on 7 August 2004 by the Cluster and Double Star TC-1 spacecraft. The first two flux rope signatures were observed, near-simultaneously, by Cluster and TC-1, which were located at (-16.3, -8.7, 0.10) RE GSM and (-10.3, -7.11, 0.81) RE GSM, respectively, a separation of 6.3 RE. A third signature was observed some four minutes later by two of the four Cluster spacecraft, while the other two spacecraft observed a feature resembling a Travelling Compression Region (TCR). These observations are interpreted as three individual flux ropes existing in the magnetotail, the first two, at least, simultaneously. The formation mechanism of the flux ropes and the consequences of their presence for the structure of the magnetotail on this day are discussed in the context of multiple X-point reconnection.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Near-simultaneous magnetotail flux rope observations with Cluster and Double Star does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Near-simultaneous magnetotail flux rope observations with Cluster and Double Star, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Near-simultaneous magnetotail flux rope observations with Cluster and Double Star will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-958890