Double Star/Cluster observation of neutral sheet oscillations on 5 August 2004
Previous Cluster observations have shown that the flapping motions of the Earth's magnetotail are of internal origin and that kink-like waves are emitted from the central part of the tail and propagate toward the tail flanks. The newly launched Double Star Program (DSP) TC-1 satellite allows...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2005-11-01
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| Series: | Annales Geophysicae |
| Online Access: | https://www.ann-geophys.net/23/2909/2005/angeo-23-2909-2005.pdf |
| Summary: | Previous Cluster observations have shown that the flapping motions of the
Earth's magnetotail are of internal origin and that kink-like waves are
emitted from the central part of the tail and propagate toward the tail
flanks. The newly launched Double Star Program (DSP) TC-1 satellite allows
us to investigate neutral sheet at 10-13 Re in the tail. Using conjunctions
with Cluster we will have simultaneous observations at 10-13 and 16-19 Re of
these flapping motions. In this paper, we present the first results of
neutral sheet oscillations observed by the Cluster and Double Star
satellites on 5 August 2004. |
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| ISSN: | 0992-7689 1432-0576 |