Magnetopause Thickness at the Dawn and Dusk Flanks
Description
This paper examines how the magnetic field rotation across the magnetopause influences the fine structure of the layer and its thickness. The situation is examined at noon, dawn, and dusk using a one‐dimensional kinetic Vlasov‐Maxwell model. The findings indicate that intrinsic physical properties of the Chapman‐Ferraro layer may play a role in creating a dawn‐dusk asymmetry in the magnetopause thickness.
Citation
De Keyser, J.; Maes, L.; Maggiolo, R.; Haaland, S. (2017). Magnetopause Thickness at the Dawn and Dusk Flanks. (Haaland, S., Ed.), Dawn-Dusk Asymmetries in Planetary Plasma Environments, 85-93, DOI: 10.1002/9781119216346.ch7.Identifiers
Type
Book chapter
Peer-Review
Yes
Language
eng