Annales Geophysicae
Annales Geophysicae
ANGEO
Articles | Volume 33, issue 1
Articles | Volume 33, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-33-79-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-33-79-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 33, issue 1
Regular paper
 | Highlight paper
 | 
15 Jan 2015
Regular paper | Highlight paper |  | 15 Jan 2015

Experimental test of the ρ(1-α) evolution for rotational discontinuities: cluster magnetopause observations

A. Blagau, G. Paschmann, B. Klecker, and O. Marghitu

Viewed

Total article views: 2,305 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML PDF XML Total BibTeX EndNote
1,563 616 126 2,305 84 95
  • HTML: 1,563
  • PDF: 616
  • XML: 126
  • Total: 2,305
  • BibTeX: 84
  • EndNote: 95
Views and downloads (calculated since 15 Jan 2015)
Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 15 Jan 2015)

Cited

Latest update: 23 Nov 2024
Download
Short summary
Rotational discontinuities (RDs) in plasma allow a magnetic connection between different plasma regimes. One of their defining relations describes a balance between changes in plasma mass density and pressure anisotropy. The paper uses the high-time-resolution data from the Cluster satellites to directly test that relation at the terrestrial magnetopause, when standard analysis predicts that this boundary behaves like an RD. The experimental evidence shows that the said relation is not fulfilled
Read more