Origin of some anisotropic tailward flows in the plasma sheet

We use a test particle model to explore anisotropy and fast flows in the central plasma sheet (CPS) that are a consequence of plasma sheet boundary layer (PSBL) ion beam dynamics. Ion distributions and flows (velocity moments) in the CPS and equatorial current sheet (CS) are compared and we...

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Main Authors: J. A. Wanliss, R. D. Sydora, G. Rostoker, R. Rankin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2002-10-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/20/1559/2002/angeo-20-1559-2002.pdf