Articles | Volume 44, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-44-137-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-44-137-2026
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25 Feb 2026
Regular paper |  | 25 Feb 2026

Earth's magnetosheath: a comparison of plasma flow direction between models and observations

Marek Vandas and Evgeny Romashets

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Observations of the plasma flow direction in the Earth’s magnetosheath are compared with the help of three analytical magnetic-fieldmodels, namely Kobel and Flückiger (1994), Romashets and Vandas (2019), and Vandas and Romashets (2019), which all assume current-free fields in the magnetosheath. 47 magnetosheath passages by spacecraft are analyzed in detail and performance of the models are evaluated. It is concluded that the performances are comparable.
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