Double cusp encounter by Cluster: double cusp or motion of the cusp?

Modelling plasma entry in the polar cusp has been successful in reproducing ion dispersions observed in the cusp at low and mid-altitudes. The use of a realistic convection pattern, when the IMF-<I>B</I><sub>y</sub> is large and stable, allowed Wing et al. (2001) to predic...

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Main Authors: C. P. Escoubet, J. Berchem, K. J. Trattner, F. Pitout, R. Richard, M. G. G. T. Taylor, J. Soucek, B. Grison, H. Laakso, A. Masson, M. Dunlop, I. Dandouras, H. Reme, A. Fazakerley, P. Daly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-04-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/31/713/2013/angeo-31-713-2013.pdf