Plasma depletion layer: the role of the slow mode waves
The plasma depletion layer (PDL) is a layer on the sunward side of the magnetopause with lower plasma density and higher magnetic field compared to their corresponding values in the upstream magnetosheath. The depletion layer usually occurs during northward (IMF) conditions with low magne...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2004-12-01
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Series: | Annales Geophysicae |
Online Access: | https://www.ann-geophys.net/22/4259/2004/angeo-22-4259-2004.pdf |