Abstract Using the ISEE - 1 2 spacecraft, an unusual FTE was studied. The perturbation in the direction normal to the magnetopause reached a maximum size of 64 nT, exceeding the field amplitude in the adjacent magnetosphere. The observation was made at 1500 Local Time in the southern hemisphere (10° below the magnetic equator). From two point observations, it was found that the structure has a scale length of 2R E in the north-south direction in boundary normal coordinates. The velocity of the structure in that direction was about 50 km/sec. The dimension and the velocity in the east-west direction could not be established. The FTE signature recurred after about 9 minutes.


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    Title :

    An ISEE - 1 2 spacecraft study of an unusual flux transfer event


    Contributors:
    Zhu, X.M. (author) / Kivelson, M.G. (author) / Walker, R.J. (author) / Russell, C.T. (author) / Thomsen, M.F. (author) / McComas, D.J. (author)

    Published in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 8 , 9-10 ; 259-262


    Publication date :

    1989-01-01


    Size :

    4 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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