Cluster observations of flux rope structures in the near-tail

An investigation of the 2003 Cluster tail season has revealed small flux ropes in the near-tail plasma sheet of Earth. These flux ropes manifest themselves as a bipolar magnetic field signature (usually predominantly in the Z-component) associated with a strong transient peak in one or more of t...

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Main Authors: P. D. Henderson, C. J. Owen, I. V. Alexeev, J. Slavin, A. N. Fazakerley, E. Lucek, H. Rème
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2006-03-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/24/651/2006/angeo-24-651-2006.pdf