Physics
Scientific paper
Aug 1991
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991jgr....9614051m&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 96, Aug. 1, 1991, p. 14,051-14,064.
Physics
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Geomagnetic Tail, Magnetic Flux, Magnetic Signatures, Solar Terrestrial Interactions, Space Plasmas, International Sun Earth Explorers, Magnetic Field Configurations, Magnetometers, Satellite Observation
Scientific paper
A magnetic flux rope model is developed and used to determine whether the principal axis analysis (PAA) of magnetometer signatures from a single satellite pass is sufficient to obtain the magnetic topology of plasmoids. The model is also used to determine if plasmoid observations are best explained by the flux rope, closed loop, or large-amplitude wave picture. It was found that the principal axis directions is highly dependent on the satellite trajectory through the structure and, therefore, the PAA of magnetometer data from a single satellite pass is insufficient to differentiate between magnetic closed loop and flux rope models. Results also indicate that the flux rope model of plasmoid formation is well suited to unify the observations of various magnetic structures observed by ISEE 3.
Hughes Jeffrey W.
Moldwin Mark B.
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