Standing waves observed at the dayside magnetopause

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Daytime, Ion Distribution, Magnetopause, Standing Waves, Energetic Particles, International Sun Earth Explorer 2, Longitudinal Waves, Magnetospheric Instability, Particle Trajectories, Periodic Variations, Remote Sensing, Wavelengths

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Energetic (greater than 24 keV) ion distributions are used in remotely sounding an ion trapping boundary at the dayside magnetopause for two inbound crossings of ISEE-2 on days 347 and 312, 1977, at 0830 and 1100 LT. Applying single particle trajectory models to the observed temporal relationships between trapping boundary distance and orientation parameters, it is concluded that longitudinal standing waves occur on the boundary, having typical wavelengths of 1500-3000 km, amplitudes of 500 km, and periods of 200-400 sec. The standing wave nodes move along the node axis with velocities ranging from 1.5 to 6 km/sec. The data are found to be inconsistent with models of traveling waves moving tailward along the boundary.

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