DOI

  • V. A. Sergeev
  • J. A. Sauvaud
  • D. Popescu
  • R. A. Kovrazhkin
  • K. Liou
  • P. T. Newell
  • M. Brittnacher
  • G. Parks
  • R. Nakamura
  • T. Mukai
  • G. D. Reeves

We use observations from five magnetospheric spacecraft in a fortuitous constellation to show that narrow transient plasma flow jets of considerable length formed in the tail can intrude into the inner magnetosphere and provide considerable contribution to the total plasma transport. A specific auroral structure, the auroral streamer, accompanied the development of this narrow plasma jet. These observations support the 'boiling' plasma sheet model consisting of localized underpopulated plasma tubes (bubbles) moving Earthward at high speeds as a realistic way to resolve the 'convection crisis' and to close the global magnetospheric circulation pattern.

Язык оригиналаанглийский
Страницы (с-по)851-854
Число страниц4
ЖурналGeophysical Research Letters
Том27
Номер выпуска6
DOI
СостояниеОпубликовано - 15 мар 2000

    Предметные области Scopus

  • Геофизика
  • Планетоведение и науки о земле (все)

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