Cluster 10th anniversary workshop
Cluster 10th anniversary workshop
Editor(s): I. A. Daglis, R. Nakamura, M. Taylor, and A. Masson
2010 marks 10 years in space for the Cluster mission, a cornerstone of the European Space Agency (ESA) science programme in collaboration with NASA. Cluster is the first flotilla of four satellites flying in a tight formation around Earth. In 10 years, Cluster and other space missions like THEMIS and Double Star have enabled a leap forward in our understanding of space plasma physics phenomena including: the origin of the auroras, magnetic reconnection, shocks, turbulence and the science behind space weather. This milestone of the Cluster project was celebrated at the Cluster-THEMIS-Double Star workshop held in Greece late September 2010 by more than 170 scientists coming from China, Europe, Japan, Russia and the United States. THEMIS is a NASA mission launched in 2007, composed of five spacecraft first dedicated to the study of auroral substorms. Double Star is a magnetospheric mission composed of two satellites launched in 2003 and 2004, a joint project between the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and ESA. The workshop focused on the most recent advances brought by these multi-point capability missions, punctuated by review talks on scientific achievements and historical perspective exposé of the Cluster mission. More than 80 talks were given in the course of 6 plenary sessions while about 100 posters were presented during two poster sessions. This special issue contains some of the new science presented at the workshop.

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08 Feb 2013
Refilling process in the plasmasphere: a 3-D statistical characterization based on Cluster density observations
G. Lointier, F. Darrouzet, P. M. E. Décréau, X. Vallières, S. Kougblénou, J. G. Trotignon, and J.-L. Rauch
Ann. Geophys., 31, 217–237, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-31-217-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-31-217-2013, 2013
21 Dec 2012
ULF wave activity during the 2003 Halloween superstorm: multipoint observations from CHAMP, Cluster and Geotail missions
G. Balasis, I. A. Daglis, E. Zesta, C. Papadimitriou, M. Georgiou, R. Haagmans, and K. Tsinganos
Ann. Geophys., 30, 1751–1768, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-30-1751-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-30-1751-2012, 2012
12 Dec 2012
Multispacecraft observations of the terrestrial bow shock and magnetopause during extreme solar wind disturbances
M. Tátrallyay, G. Erdös, Z. Németh, M. I. Verigin, and S. Vennerstrom
Ann. Geophys., 30, 1675–1692, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-30-1675-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-30-1675-2012, 2012
29 Mar 2012
Multi-spacecraft observations of small-scale fluctuations in density and fields in plasmaspheric plumes
H. Matsui, F. Darrouzet, J. Goldstein, P. A. Puhl-Quinn, Yu. V. Khotyaintsev, P.-A. Lindqvist, E. Georgescu, C. G. Mouikis, and R. B. Torbert
Ann. Geophys., 30, 623–637, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-30-623-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-30-623-2012, 2012
27 Mar 2012
Study of the applicability of the curlometer technique with the four Cluster spacecraft in regions close to Earth
S. Grimald, I. Dandouras, P. Robert, and E. Lucek
Ann. Geophys., 30, 597–611, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-30-597-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-30-597-2012, 2012
26 Mar 2012
Cluster and TC-1 observation of magnetic holes in the plasma sheet
W. J. Sun, Q. Q. Shi, S. Y. Fu, Z. Y. Pu, M. W. Dunlop, A. P. Walsh, Q. G. Zong, T. Xiao, C. L. Tang, H. Reme, C. Carr, E. Lucek, and A. Fazakerley
Ann. Geophys., 30, 583–595, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-30-583-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-30-583-2012, 2012
06 Mar 2012
Overlapping ion structures in the mid-altitude cusp under northward IMF: signature of dual lobe reconnection?
F. Pitout, C. P. Escoubet, M. G. G. T. Taylor, J. Berchem, and A. P. Walsh
Ann. Geophys., 30, 489–501, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-30-489-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-30-489-2012, 2012
22 Feb 2012
Global magnetospheric response to an interplanetary shock: THEMIS observations
H. Zhang, D. G. Sibeck, Q.-G. Zong, J. P. McFadden, D. Larson, K.-H. Glassmeier, and V. Angelopoulos
Ann. Geophys., 30, 379–387, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-30-379-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-30-379-2012, 2012
03 Feb 2012
Polar cap arcs from the magnetosphere to the ionosphere: kinetic modelling and observations by Cluster and TIMED
R. Maggiolo, M. Echim, C. Simon Wedlund, Y. Zhang, D. Fontaine, G. Lointier, and J.-G. Trotignon
Ann. Geophys., 30, 283–302, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-30-283-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-30-283-2012, 2012
13 Jan 2012
Electron pitch angle distribution during magnetic reconnection diffusion region observations in the Earth's magnetotail
A. L. Borg, M. G. G. T. Taylor, and J. P. Eastwood
Ann. Geophys., 30, 109–117, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-30-109-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-30-109-2012, 2012
23 Dec 2011
A mechanism for heating electrons in the magnetopause current layer and adjacent regions
A. Roux, P. Robert, O. Le Contel, V. Angelopoulos, U. Auster, J. Bonnell, C. M. Cully, R. E. Ergun, and J. P. McFadden
Ann. Geophys., 29, 2305–2316, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-2305-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-2305-2011, 2011
24 Nov 2011
THEMIS observations of earthward convected flux ropes triggering field dipolarization/substorm expansion and associated particle energization
I. I. Vogiatzis, O. E. Malandraki, Q.-G. Zong, X.-Z. Zhou, T. E. Sarris, E. T. Sarris, H. Zhang, and T. A. Fritz
Ann. Geophys., 29, 2117–2130, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-2117-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-2117-2011, 2011
09 Nov 2011
Lower hybrid resonances stimulated by the four CLUSTER relaxation sounders deep inside the plasmasphere: observations and inferred plasma characteristics
S. Kougblénou, G. Lointier, P. M. E. Décréau, J.-G. Trotignon, J.-L. Rauch, X. Vallières, P. Canu, A. Masson, and J. Pickett
Ann. Geophys., 29, 2003–2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-2003-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-2003-2011, 2011
31 Oct 2011
Anomalous foreshock field-aligned beams observed by Cluster
K. Meziane, A. M. Hamza, M. Wilber, C. Mazelle, and M. A. Lee
Ann. Geophys., 29, 1967–1975, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-1967-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-1967-2011, 2011
28 Oct 2011
Suprathermal electron acceleration during reconnection onset in the magnetotail
A. Vaivads, A. Retinò, Yu. V. Khotyaintsev, and M. André
Ann. Geophys., 29, 1917–1925, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-1917-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-1917-2011, 2011
24 Oct 2011
Coordinated Cluster/Double Star and ground-based observations of dayside reconnection signatures on 11 February 2004
Q.-H. Zhang, M. W. Dunlop, R.-Y. Liu, H.-G. Yang, H.-Q. Hu, B.-C. Zhang, M. Lester, Y. V. Bogdanova, I. W. McCrea, Z.-J. Hu, S. R. Crothers, C. La Hoz, and C. P. Nielsen
Ann. Geophys., 29, 1827–1847, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-1827-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-1827-2011, 2011
24 Oct 2011
Timing mirror structures observed by Cluster with a magnetosheath flow model
V. Génot, L. Broussillou, E. Budnik, P. Hellinger, P. M. Trávníček, E. Lucek, and I. Dandouras
Ann. Geophys., 29, 1849–1860, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-1849-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-1849-2011, 2011
05 Oct 2011
Three-dimensional spatial structures of solar wind turbulence from 10 000-km to 100-km scales
Y. Narita, K.-H. Glassmeier, M. L. Goldstein, U. Motschmann, and F. Sahraoui
Ann. Geophys., 29, 1731–1738, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-1731-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-1731-2011, 2011
29 Sep 2011
Magnetopause reconnection across wide local time
M. W. Dunlop, Q.-H. Zhang, Y. V. Bogdanova, K. J. Trattner, Z. Pu, H. Hasegawa, J. Berchem, M. G. G. T. Taylor, M. Volwerk, J. P. Eastwood, B. Lavraud, C. Shen, J.-K. Shi, J. Wang, D. Constantinescu, A. N. Fazakerley, H. Frey, D. Sibeck, P. Escoubet, J. A. Wild, Z. X. Liu, and C. Carr
Ann. Geophys., 29, 1683–1697, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-1683-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-1683-2011, 2011
12 Sep 2011
The proton pressure tensor as a new proxy of the proton decoupling region in collisionless magnetic reconnection
N. Aunai, A. Retinò, G. Belmont, R. Smets, B. Lavraud, and A. Vaivads
Ann. Geophys., 29, 1571–1579, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-1571-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-1571-2011, 2011
08 Sep 2011
A statistical and event study of magnetotail dipolarization fronts
D. Schmid, M. Volwerk, R. Nakamura, W. Baumjohann, and M. Heyn
Ann. Geophys., 29, 1537–1547, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-1537-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-1537-2011, 2011
08 Sep 2011
Interplanetary magnetic field rotations followed from L1 to the ground: the response of the Earth's magnetosphere as seen by multi-spacecraft and ground-based observations
M. Volwerk, J. Berchem, Y. V. Bogdanova, O. D. Constantinescu, M. W. Dunlop, J. P. Eastwood, P. Escoubet, A. N. Fazakerley, H. Frey, H. Hasegawa, B. Lavraud, E. V. Panov, C. Shen, J. K. Shi, M. G. G. T. Taylor, J. Wang, J. A. Wild, Q. H. Zhang, O. Amm, and J. M. Weygand
Ann. Geophys., 29, 1549–1569, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-1549-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-1549-2011, 2011
16 Jun 2011
Cluster observations of trapped ions interacting with magnetosheath mirror modes
J. Soucek and C. P. Escoubet
Ann. Geophys., 29, 1049–1060, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-1049-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-1049-2011, 2011
19 May 2011
Modelling of spacecraft spin period during eclipse
E. Georgescu, F. Plaschke, U. Auster, K.-H. Fornaçon, and H. U. Frey
Ann. Geophys., 29, 875–882, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-875-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-875-2011, 2011
13 May 2011
Spatial dependence of magnetopause energy transfer: Cluster measurements verifying global simulations
M. Palmroth, T. V. Laitinen, C. R. Anekallu, T. I. Pulkkinen, M. Dunlop, E. A. Lucek, and I. Dandouras
Ann. Geophys., 29, 823–838, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-823-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-823-2011, 2011
27 Apr 2011
Observations of an auroral streamer in a double oval configuration
O. Amm, R. Nakamura, T. Takada, K. Kauristie, H. U. Frey, C. J. Owen, A. Aikio, and R. Kuula
Ann. Geophys., 29, 701–716, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-701-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-701-2011, 2011
11 Mar 2011
Observations and modeling of forward and reflected chorus waves captured by THEMIS
O. Agapitov, V. Krasnoselskikh, Yu. Zaliznyak, V. Angelopoulos, O. Le Contel, and G. Rolland
Ann. Geophys., 29, 541–550, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-541-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-541-2011, 2011
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