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Huang et al. 1989

Huang, C.Y., Goertz, C.K., Frank, L.A. and Rostoker, G. (1989). Observational determination of the adiabatic index in the quiet time plasma sheet. Geophysical Research Letters 16: doi: 10.1029/89GL00828. issn: 0094-8276.

We show that in the quiet time (AE<100nT) central plasma sheet the plasma density and temperature are, in general, anticorrelated. This indicates that the adiabatic index is less than 1 and that earthward convecting plasma cools as it is compressed. We do not have a satisfactory explanation for this surprising result. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1989

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Keywords
Magnetospheric Physics, Plasma sheet

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Geophysical Research Letters
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