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A reconnection model describing erosion of the magnetopause and the associated bow shock motion. / Mühlbachler, S.; Semenov, V. S.; Biernat, H. K.; Erkaev, N. V.; Kubyshkin, I. V.; Farrugia, C. J.; Langmayr, D.; Vogl, D. F.
In: Advances in Space Research, Vol. 33, No. 11, 01.01.2004, p. 2103-2107.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - A reconnection model describing erosion of the magnetopause and the associated bow shock motion
AU - Mühlbachler, S.
AU - Semenov, V. S.
AU - Biernat, H. K.
AU - Erkaev, N. V.
AU - Kubyshkin, I. V.
AU - Farrugia, C. J.
AU - Langmayr, D.
AU - Vogl, D. F.
PY - 2004/1/1
Y1 - 2004/1/1
N2 - During periods of a persistent southward interplanetary magnetic field, reconnection is initiated at the dayside magnetopause and flux is transported away to the nightside magnetosphere. This is the so-called phenomenon of magnetosphere erosion. In this paper, erosion at the terrestrial magnetopause is studied. A new theoretical approach to study erosion at the magnetopause on the basis of time-dependent reconnection is presented. We calculate the earthward motion of the magnetopause resulting from each reconnection pulse, together with the associated bow shock motion. Thus, the displacement of both boundary layers is presented.
AB - During periods of a persistent southward interplanetary magnetic field, reconnection is initiated at the dayside magnetopause and flux is transported away to the nightside magnetosphere. This is the so-called phenomenon of magnetosphere erosion. In this paper, erosion at the terrestrial magnetopause is studied. A new theoretical approach to study erosion at the magnetopause on the basis of time-dependent reconnection is presented. We calculate the earthward motion of the magnetopause resulting from each reconnection pulse, together with the associated bow shock motion. Thus, the displacement of both boundary layers is presented.
KW - Bow shock motion
KW - Magnetopause erosion
KW - Reconnection model
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=17944387399&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.asr.2003.04.052
DO - 10.1016/j.asr.2003.04.052
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:17944387399
VL - 33
SP - 2103
EP - 2107
JO - Advances in Space Research
JF - Advances in Space Research
SN - 0273-1177
IS - 11
ER -
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