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dc.contributor.authorGoncharov, O.
dc.contributor.authorGunell, H.
dc.contributor.authorHamrin, M.
dc.contributor.authorChong, S.
dc.date2020
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-23T10:26:40Z
dc.date.available2020-06-23T10:26:40Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/7551
dc.descriptionPlasma structures with enhanced dynamic pressure, density, or speed are often observed in Earth's magnetosheath. We present a statistical study of these structures, known as jets and fast plasmoids, in the magnetosheath, downstream of both the quasi‐perpendicular and quasi‐parallel bow shocks. Using measurements from the four Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) spacecraft and OMNI solar wind data from 2015–2017, we present observations of jets during different upstream conditions and in the wide range of distances from the bow shock. Jets observed downstream of the quasi‐parallel bow shock are seen to propagate deeper and faster into the magnetosheath and on toward the magnetopause. We estimate the shape of the structures by treating the leading edge as a shock surface, and the result is that the jets are elongated in the direction of propagation but also that they expand more quickly in the perpendicular direction as they propagate through the magnetosheath.
dc.languageeng
dc.titleEvolution of high‐speed jets and plasmoids downstream of the quasi‐perpendicular bow shock
dc.typeArticle
dc.subject.frascatiPhysical sciences
dc.audienceScientific
dc.subject.freemagnetosheath
dc.subject.freejets
dc.subject.freeplasmoids
dc.source.titleJournal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
dc.source.volume125
dc.source.issue6
dc.source.pagee2019JA027667
Orfeo.peerreviewedYes
dc.identifier.doi10.1029/2019JA027667


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