Modeling the growth phase of a substorm using the Tsyganenko model and multi-spacecraft observations - CDAW-9

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Nov 1991

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Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 18, Nov. 1991, p. 1963-1966. Research supported by NASA.

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Geomagnetic Tail, Geomagnetism, Ionospheric Currents, Magnetic Fields, Magnetic Storms, Satellite Imagery, Current Sheets, Temporal Distribution, Ultraviolet Radiation, Viking Spacecraft

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The CDAW-9 Event C focused upon the early part of 3 May 1986 when a large substorm onset occurred at 0111 UT. By modifying the Tsyganenko 1989 magnetic field model, a model is constructed in which the near-earth current systems are enhanced with time to describe the observed development of the tail magnetic field during the growth phase. The cross-tail current intensity and the thickness of the current sheet are determined by comparison with three spacecraft in the near-earth tail. The location of the auroral bulge as recorded by the Viking imager is mapped to the equatorial current sheet. The degree of chaotization of the thermal electrons is estimated, and the consequences to the tail stability towards on tearing are discussed. It is concluded that the mapping of the brightening region in the auroral oval corresponds to the regions in the tail where the current sheet may be unstable towards ion tearing.

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