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3D PIC Simulation of the Magnetosphere during IMF Rotation from North to South: Signatures of Substorm Triggering in the MagnetotailThree dimensional PIC simulations are performed in order to analyse the dynamics of the magnetotail as the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) rotates from northward to southward direction. This dynamics reveals to be quite different within meridian/equatorial planes over two successive phases of this rotation. First, as IMF rotates from North to Dawn-Dusk direction, the X-Point (magnetic reconnection) evidenced in the magnetotail (meridian plane) is moving earthward (from x=-35 Re to x=-17.5 ) distance at which it stabilizes. This motion is coupled with the formation of "Crosstail-S" patterns (within the plane perpendicular to the Sun-Earth mine) through the neutral sheet in the nearby magnetotail. Second, as IMF rotates from dawn-dusk to South, the minimum B field region is expanding within the equatorial plane and forms a ring. This two-steps dynamics is analyzed in strong association with the cross field magnetotail current Jy, in order to recover the signatures of substorms triggering.
Document ID
20080036819
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Other
Authors
Nishikawa, Ken-Ichi
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Cao. D/ S/
(Tsukuba Univ. Japan)
Lembege, B.
(Centre des Etudes Terrestraire et Planetaire Velizy, France)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
July 13, 2008
Subject Category
Geophysics
Meeting Information
Meeting: 37th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
Location: Montreal
Country: Canada
Start Date: July 13, 2008
End Date: July 20, 2008
Sponsors: Committee on Space Research
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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