Multi-instrument observations of the ionospheric counterpart of a bursty bulk flow in the near-Earth plasma sheet

On 07 September 2001 the Cluster spacecraft observed a "bursty bulk flow" event in the near-Earth central plasma sheet. This paper presents a detailed study of the coincident ground-based observations and attempts to place them within a simple physical framework. The event in question...

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Main Authors: A. Grocott, T. K. Yeoman, R. Nakamura, S. W. H. Cowley, H. U. Frey, H. Rème, B. Klecker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2004-04-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/22/1061/2004/angeo-22-1061-2004.pdf