Observations of vortex-like structure in the cusp-magnetosheath region during northward IMF orientation

Two-point observations made by the Interball spacecraft pair unveiled a presence of a large vortex-like structure filled by slow and heated plasma in the outer cusp during periods of the positive <I>B<sub>Z</sub></I> interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) component. We have o...

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Main Authors: O. Tkachenko, J. Šafránková, Z. Němeček, J. Šimůnek, L. Přech
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2008-10-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/26/3375/2008/angeo-26-3375-2008.pdf