Distribution of equatorial Alfvén velocity in the magnetosphere: a statistical analysis of THEMIS observations

Abstract It has been known that the Alfvén velocity plays a significant role in generation and propagation of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves. Until now, however, the global distribution of the Alfvén velocity in the magnetosphere has not been reported. To determine the spatial distribution of the A...

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Main Authors: Khan-Hyuk Kim, Gi-Jeong Kim, Hyuck-Jin Kwon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-11-01
Series:Earth, Planets and Space
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40623-018-0947-9