Statistical survey of day-side magnetospheric current flow using Cluster observations:  bow shock

Liebert, Evelyn; Nabert, Christian; Glassmeier, Karl-Heinz

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-36-1073-2018

Articles | Volume 36, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-36-1073-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-36-1073-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 36, issue 4

Regular paper

|

08 Aug 2018

Regular paper |

| 08 Aug 2018

Statistical survey of day-side magnetospheric current flow using Cluster observations: bow shock

Evelyn Liebert, Christian Nabert, and Karl-Heinz Glassmeier

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RC1: 'Statistical Survey of day-side magnetispheric current flow using Cluster observations: Bow Shock', Anonymous Referee #1, 19 Mar 2018
- AC1: 'Response to Referee #1', Evelyn Liebert, 16 Apr 2018
RC2: 'Review of “Statistical survey of day-side magnetospheric current flow using Cluster observations: Bow shock” by Liebert et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 13 Apr 2018
- AC2: 'Response to Referee #2', Evelyn Liebert, 25 Apr 2018

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (28 Apr 2018) by Minna Palmroth

AR by Evelyn Liebert on behalf of the Authors (07 Jun 2018) Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (11 Jun 2018) by Minna Palmroth

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (18 Jun 2018)

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (27 Jul 2018)

ED: Publish as is (27 Jul 2018) by Minna Palmroth

AR by Evelyn Liebert on behalf of the Authors (27 Jul 2018)

Short summary

At the bow shock the solar wind is slowed down in front of Earth's magnetosphere. This is accompanied by a gain in strength of the magnetic field, which implies that the bow shock carries electric currents. We present the a comprehensive statistical study of bow shock currents making use of multi-point data collected by Cluster spacecraft. We find that the currents depend on the shock geometry and the interplanetary magnetic field and are in good accordance with theory and simulation results.