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dc.contributor.authorDécréau, P.M.E.
dc.contributor.authorLe Guirriec, E.
dc.contributor.authorRauch, J.L.
dc.contributor.authorTrotignon, J.G.
dc.contributor.authorCanu, P.
dc.contributor.authorDarrouzet, F.
dc.contributor.authorLemaire, J.
dc.contributor.authorMasson, A.
dc.contributor.authorSedgemore, F.
dc.contributor.authorAndré, M.
dc.date2005
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-07T10:36:05Z
dc.date.available2016-12-07T10:36:05Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/4592
dc.descriptionWe present observations of plasma density structures crossed by the CLUSTER spacecraft constellation near orbit perigee, with the spacecraft located in the vicinity of the plasmapause boundary. Although the constellation is not arranged as a perfect tetrahedron, the four-point measurements reveal interesting properties of density structures, unknown before the four-points in situ observations from the CLUSTER mission. The set of plasma density profiles shown are derived from the EFW and WHISPER instruments observations in the dusk sector of the plasmasphere region. They yield new insights into: (i) comparative along and cross-field dimensions; (ii) the dynamics of small-scale structures. They illustrate the great opportunity offered by the CLUSTER mission to resolve new challenges in magnetospheric physics, including a clearer understanding of the physics involved in the dynamics of the plasmasphere and the formation of its outer boundary: the plasmapause.
dc.languageeng
dc.titleDensity irregularities in the plasmasphere boundary layer: Cluster observations in the dusk sector
dc.typeArticle
dc.subject.frascatiPhysical sciences
dc.audienceScientific
dc.subject.freeBoundary layers
dc.subject.freeDynamics
dc.subject.freeMagnetosphere
dc.subject.freeOrbits
dc.subject.freeSpacecraft
dc.subject.freeCluster observations
dc.subject.freeDensity irregularities
dc.subject.freeDusk sector
dc.subject.freePlasmasphere boundary layer
dc.subject.freePlasma density
dc.source.titleAdvances in Space Research
dc.source.volume36
dc.source.issue10
dc.source.page1964-1969
Orfeo.peerreviewedYes
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.asr.2005.08.050
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-27844596236


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