Published August 1986
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Journal article
Effects of the IMF on the plasma sheet
Creators
- 1. Alaska Univ., Fairbanks (USA). Geophysical Inst.
- 2. Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD (USA). Applied Physics Lab.
Description
It is suggested that the IMF Bsub(z) component controls partially the geometry of the cross-section (y-z plane) of the plasma sheet. Our vacuum superposition model suggests that the cross-section has a dumbbell shape for te IMF Bsub(z) < 0, while it has a football shape for the IMF Bsub(z) > O. It is also suggested that the thinning and subsequent expansion of the plasma sheet during magnetospheric substorms are partially due to a direct effect of the IMF Bsub(z). (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Planet. Space Sci.
- Journal Volume
- 34
- Journal Issue
- 8
- Series
- Planet. Space Sci.
- Journal Page Range
- 683-688
- ISSN
- 0032-0633
- CODEN
- PLSSA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 18000607
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- CROSS SECTIONS; EARTH MAGNETOSPHERE; GEOMETRY; INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC STORMS; PLASMA EXPANSION; PLASMA SHEET; SHAPE; VACUUM STATES
- Descriptors DEC
- EARTH ATMOSPHERE; EXPANSION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICS