Survey of large-amplitude flapping motions in the midtail current sheet

<P style="line-height: 20px;"> We surveyed fast current sheet crossings (flapping motions) over the distance range 10&ndash;30 <i>R<sub>E</sub></i> in the magnetotail covered by the Geotail spacecraft. Since the local tilts of these dynamic shee...

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Main Authors: V. A. Sergeev, D. A. Sormakov, S. V. Apatenkov, W. Baumjohann, R. Nakamura, A. V. Runov, T. Mukai, T. Nagai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2006-08-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/24/2015/2006/angeo-24-2015-2006.pdf