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ISEE 3 observations of traveling compression regions in the earth's magnetotailA comprehensive study is conducted of traveling compression regions (TCRs) in the distant magnetotail; a total of 116 TCRs were studied from ISEE 3 observations. Strong support is obtained for the interpretation of TCRs as large-scale compressions of the lobes that are caused by the rapid downtail motion of plasmoids. TCRs furnish information on the 3D shape and volume of the plasmoid bulge. The close association noted between the substorm expansion phase onset and the TCRs provides strong support for the plasmoid model of magnetotail dynamics.
Document ID
19940033527
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Slavin, J. A. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Smith, M. F. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Mazur, E. L. (Hughes STX Corp. Lanham, MD, United States)
Baker, D. N. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Hones, E. W., Jr. (Los Alamos National Lab. NM, United States)
Iyemori, T. (Kyoto Univ. Japan)
Greenstadt, E. W. (TRW, Inc. Space Sciences Dept., Redondo Beach, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 98
Issue: A9
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
94A10182
Distribution Limits
Public
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