Asymmetry in the Earth’s magnetotail neutral sheet rotation due to IMF $$B_y$$ B y sign?

Asymmetry in the Earth’s magnetotail neutral sheet rotation due to IMF $$B_y$$ B y sign?

Abstract Evidence suggests that a non-zero dawn–dusk interplanetary magnetic field (IMF $$B_y$$ B y ) can cause a rotation of the cross-tail current sheet/neutral sheet around its axis aligned with the Sun–Earth line in Earth’s magnetotail. We use Geotail, THEMIS and Cluster data to statistically in...

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Main Authors: Timo Pitkänen, Anita Kullen, Lei Cai, Jong-Sun Park, Heikki Vanhamäki, Maria Hamrin, Anita T. Aikio, G. Siung Chong, Alexandre De Spiegeleer, Quanqi Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-01-01
Series:Geoscience Letters
Subjects:
Solar wind–magnetosphere interaction
Magnetosphere configuration
Magnetotail
Plasma sheet
Neutral sheet
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40562-020-00171-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40562-020-00171-7

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