Role of interchange instability in flux transfer event origin
It is shown that the interaction of the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF), when it has southward component, with the geomagnetic field leads to the formation of an enhanced pressure layer (EPL) near the magnetopause. Currents flowing on the boundary between the EPL and the magnetosheath prevent th...
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Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
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Series: | Annales Geophysicae |
Online Access: | http://www.ann-geophys.net/12/183/1994/angeo-12-183-1994.html |