The distant magnetotail's response to a strong interplanetary magnetic field By: Twisting, flattening, and field line bending
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- 1 May 1985
- journal article
- regular section
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Journal of Geophysical Research
- Vol. 90 (A5) , 4011-4019
- https://doi.org/10.1029/ja090ia05p04011
Abstract
During an interval of strong interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) By, while ISEE 3 was in the distant magnetotail, the north lobe was observed south of the ecliptic plane. Lobe field lines were strongly bent in the direction of the IMF, and a dense boundary layer plasma was observed. During the interval, magnetopause normals pointed in the z direction, although ISEE 3 was near the dawnside ecliptic plane. The observations are interpreted in terms of field line bending within a twisted and flattened magnetotail.Keywords
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