Increases in plasma sheet temperature with solar wind driving during substorm growth phases

During substorm growth phases, magnetic reconnection at the magnetopause extracts ∼1015 J from the solar wind which is then stored in the magnetotail lobes. Plasma sheet pressure increases to balance magnetic flux density increases in the lobes. Here we examine plasma sheet pressure, density, and te...

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Publié dans:Geophysical research letters. - 1984. - 41(2014), 24 vom: 28. Dez., Seite 8713-8721
Auteur principal: Forsyth, C (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Watt, C E J, Rae, I J, Fazakerley, A N, Kalmoni, N M E, Freeman, M P, Boakes, P D, Nakamura, R, Dandouras, I, Kistler, L M, Jackman, C M, Coxon, J C, Carr, C M
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: 2014
Accès à la collection:Geophysical research letters
Sujets:Journal Article growth phase plasma sheet substorm temperature