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Oct 1977
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977jgr....82.4815l&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 82, Oct. 1, 1977, p. 4815-4825.
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Earth Magnetosphere, Geomagnetic Tail, Magnetic Storms, Magnetohydrodynamic Flow, Plasma Layers, Satellite Observation, Imp, Neutral Sheets, Plasma Diagnostics, Statistical Analysis
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On the basis of a study of Imp 6 measurements of plasma flow, it is concluded that there is no clear indication of a predominance of tailward plasma flow beyond about X = -15 R sub E in the midnight sector of the plasma sheet during the expansive phase of a substorm. In fact, it is shown statistically that sunward plasma flow is more frequently observed in the midnight sector within about 30 R sub E from the earth than in any other direction during plasma sheet thinning at the substorm expansion. This result supports the conclusion that there is no definite evidence for the formation of a reconnection neutral line in the near-earth plasma sheet during most substorms.
Ackerson K. L.
Akasofu Syuh-Ichi
Frank Louis A.
Lui Anthony Tat Yin
Meng Ching I.
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