Physics
Scientific paper
Sep 1984
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984esasp.217...53p&link_type=abstract
In ESA Achievements of the Intern. Magnetospheric Study (IMS) p 53-64 (SEE N85-24544 14-46)
Physics
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Atmospheric Physics, Earth Atmosphere, International Magnetospheric Study, Magnetopause, Magnetoplasmadynamics, Boundary Layer Plasmas, Geomagnetism, Magnetic Field Configurations, Magnetic Flux
Scientific paper
Achievements of the IMS study of the magnetopause are summarized. These include determination of the magnetopause thickness and motion; verification of the momentum gain by particles transmitted through (or reflected off) the magnetopause expected in the context of quasi-steady reconnection; determination of the tangential electric field and the amount of energy conversion implied by reconnection; discovery of dissipative signatures in terms of electron heat-flux layers; tracing of magnetic field line topology with energetic particles; direct identification of ionospheric particles in the boundary layer; discovery of a blobby structure of the low-latitude boundary layer; determination of the small electric potential contributed by the viscous boundary layer; and realization that reconnection frequently (if not dominantly) occurs impulsively and on small scales in flux transfer events.
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