Magnetosheath plasma flow model around Mercury

<p>The magnetosheath is defined as the plasma region between the bow shock, where the super-magnetosonic solar wind plasma is decelerated and heated, and the outer boundary of the intrinsic planetary magnetic field, the so-called magnetopause. Based on the Soucek–Escoubet magnetosheath flow mo...

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Main Authors: D. Schmid, Y. Narita, F. Plaschke, M. Volwerk, R. Nakamura, W. Baumjohann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2021-06-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://angeo.copernicus.org/articles/39/563/2021/angeo-39-563-2021.pdf