Examination of multiple magnetopause crossings observed with the magnetometers on ISEE 1 and 2 makes it possible to determine the amplitude of the oscillation of surface waves on the magnetopause with periods greater than about 2 min and its dependence on latitude, local time, and the direction of the IMF. The magnetopause is more oscillatory for southward IMF than for northward IMF. When the IMF is southward, the amplitude of the oscillation increases with increasing angle from the subsolar point, which suggests that reconnection-related phenomena can generate surface waves on the magnetopause. When the IMF is northward, the oscillation does not grow with distance from the subsolar point, which is contrary to the expected growth of the Kelvin-Helmholtz (K-H) instability. It is also found that solar-wind pressure fluctuations may cause all of the observed boundary oscillations for northward IMF.


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    Title :

    Reconnection versus Kelvin-Helmholtz instability in magnetospheric energy transfer - ISEE observations


    Contributors:
    Song, PU (author) / Elphic, R. C. (author) / Russell, C. T. (author)

    Publication date :

    1990-01-01



    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


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    Language :

    English


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