Average plasma sheet polytropic index as observed by THEMIS

Multi-spacecraft data from the years 2008 to 2015 of the THEMIS mission particularly in the near-Earth plasma sheet are used in order to empirically determine the polytropic index in the quiet and active time magnetotail. The results of a number of previous studies in the 1990s can be confirmed....

Descripció completa

Dades bibliogràfiques
Autors principals: D. Frühauff, J. Z. D. Mieth, K.-H. Glassmeier
Format: Article
Idioma:English
Publicat: Copernicus Publications 2017-02-01
Col·lecció:Annales Geophysicae
Accés en línia:https://www.ann-geophys.net/35/253/2017/angeo-35-253-2017.pdf

Ítems similars