Solar wind transport into magnetosphere caused by magnetic reconnection at high latitude magnetopause during northward IMF: Cluster-DSP conjunction observations

	Solar wind transport into magnetosphere caused by magnetic reconnection at high latitude magnetopause during northward IMF: Cluster-DSP conjunction observations
	Yan, G. Q. ; Shen, C. ; Liu, Z. X. ; Dunlop, M. ; Lucek, E. ; Reme, H. ; Carr, C. M. ; Zhang, T. L.
刊名	Science in China Series E-Technological Sciences
	2008
卷号	51 期号:10 页码:1677-1684
关键词	transport process magnetic reconnection solar wind-magnetosphere interactions explorer 12 observations plasma sheet earths magnetosphere boundary-layer field interplanetary penetration performance instrument elements
ISSN号	1006-9321
通讯作者	北京8701信箱
英文摘要	An event of Cluster-Double Star conjunction observations of magnetic reconnection at high latitude magnetopause nightside of both cusps and solar wind transport into magnetosphere caused by such reconnection process has been investigated. During northward IMF, Cluster/SC1 observed accelerated flows and ion heating associated with magnetic reconnection at high latitude magnetopause nightside of southern cusp. And Double Star observed cold dense solar wind plasma transported into dayside magnetosphere. The analysis on such conjunction observations shows that: (1) during northward IMF, magnetic reconnection occurs at high latitude nightside of southern cusp, accompanied by accelerated flows that are observed by Cluster/SC1; (2) the direction of the accelerated flows, with its sunward component V-x, dawnward component V-y, northward component V-z is quite consistent with the theoretical anticipation under the condition of northward IMF with dawnward component By; (3) reconnection can heat plas ma more in parallel direction than in perpendicular direction, to a level of about 4 keV; (4) with reconnection taking place at high latitude magnetopause nightside of the southern cusp, TC-1 observed cold and dense plasma transported into magnetosphere; (5) by reconnection at high latitude magnetopause nightside of both cusps, solar wind flux tube can be captured by magnetosphere and pulled into dayside magnetosphere. This event presents further observational evidence for magnetic reconnection at high latitude magnetopause nightside of both cusps as an important mechanism of solar wind transport into magnetosphere.
学科主题	空间物理
收录类别	SCI
原文出处	http://www.springerlink.com/content/j37629rg50484w22/fulltext.pdf
语种	英语
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.cssar.ac.cn/handle/122/1116]
专题	国家空间科学中心_空间科学部
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Yan, G. Q.,Shen, C.,Liu, Z. X.,et al. Solar wind transport into magnetosphere caused by magnetic reconnection at high latitude magnetopause during northward IMF: Cluster-DSP conjunction observations[J]. Science in China Series E-Technological Sciences,2008,51(10):1677-1684.
APA	Yan, G. Q..,Shen, C..,Liu, Z. X..,Dunlop, M..,Lucek, E..,...&Zhang, T. L..(2008).Solar wind transport into magnetosphere caused by magnetic reconnection at high latitude magnetopause during northward IMF: Cluster-DSP conjunction observations.Science in China Series E-Technological Sciences,51(10),1677-1684.
MLA	Yan, G. Q.,et al."Solar wind transport into magnetosphere caused by magnetic reconnection at high latitude magnetopause during northward IMF: Cluster-DSP conjunction observations".Science in China Series E-Technological Sciences 51.10(2008):1677-1684.