Observations of plasma vortices in the vicinity of flow-braking: a case study

We examine fast plasma flows and magnetic field fluctuations observed by THEMIS at 03:00–03:30 UT on 12 December 2007. All THEMIS probes are situated in the near-Earth plasma sheet (<I>X<sub>SM</sub></I>&gt;&minus;10 <I>R<sub>E</sub></I>) wit...

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Main Authors: K. Keika, R. Nakamura, M. Volwerk, V. Angelopoulos, W. Baumjohann, A. Retinò, M. Fujimoto, J. W. Bonnell, H. J. Singer, H. U. Auster, J. P. McFadden, D. Larson, I. Mann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-08-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/27/3009/2009/angeo-27-3009-2009.pdf