Title :
A case study of high speed flow of high density
Author :
Shang, W.S. ; Shi, Q.Q. ; Tian, A.M. ; Dunlop, M.W. ; Yao, Z.H.
Author_Institution :
Shandong Provincial Key Lab. of Opt. Astron. & Solar-Terrestrial Environ., Shandong Univ. at Weihai, Weihai, China
Abstract :
Combining with ARTEMIS (P1 and P2) and Wind data, we have investigated the magnetic field and plasma properties in the distant magnetotail during the period January to December 2012. Of particular interest is their characteristic of density near the neutral sheet. We present the discovery of high speed flow of high density in the distant tail under the northward interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) conditions. Multi-satellite observations can present the tailward high speed flow accompany with high density plasma when the satellites were crossing the neutral sheet in the north of the ecliptic plane under the active interplanetary condition. And in this case, single satellite observation shows that the earthward high speed flow accompany with high density plasma because of the influence of solar wind dynamic pressure. And the other satellite observed the tailward high speed flow due to solar wind entry into the magnetotail.
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; interplanetary magnetic fields; magnetotail; plasma density; solar wind; ARTEMIS data; IMF conditions; active interplanetary condition; distant magnetotail; earthward high speed flow; ecliptic plane; high density plasma; high speed flow discovery; magnetic field; multisatellite observations; neutral sheet; northward interplanetary magnetic field conditions; plasma properties; single satellite observation; solar wind dynamic pressure; solar wind entry; wind data; Educational institutions; GSM; Interplanetary; Magnetic fields; Magnetosphere; Plasmas; Satellites;
Conference_Titel :
General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (URSI GASS), 2014 XXXIth URSI
Conference_Location :
Beijing
DOI :
10.1109/URSIGASS.2014.6929938