On the formation of a plasma pressure anisotropy in the dayside magnetosheath
We present a numerical solution for the momentum equation of the magnetosheath particles that describes the distribution of the pressure anisotropy of the magnetosheath plasma in the midday meridian plane. The pressure anisotropy is a maximum near the magnetopause subsolar point (<i>p&...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
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Series: | Annales Geophysicae |
Online Access: | http://www.ann-geophys.net/13/237/1995/angeo-13-237-1995.html |