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Fairfield 1991
Fairfield, D.H. (1991). An evaluation of the Tsyganenko Magnetic Field Model. Journal of Geophysical Research 96: doi: 10.1029/90JA02095. issn: 0148-0227.

A data set of more than 22,000 vector averages of the magnetosphere magnetic field over 0.5 RE regions is used to evaluate Tsyganenko's 1982 and 1987 magnetospheric magnetic field models. The magnetic field predicted by the model in various regions is compared to observations to find systematic discrepancies which future models might address. While agreement is generally good, discrepancies are noted which include: (1) a lack of adequate field line stretching in the tail and ring current regions; (2) an inability to predict weak enough fields in the polar cusps; and (3) a deficiency of Kp as a predictor of the field configuration.

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Keywords
Magnetospheric Physics, Magnetospheric configuration and dynamics, Magnetospheric Physics, Magnetopause, cusp, and boundary layers, Magnetospheric Physics, Magnetotail, Magnetospheric Physics, Solar wind-magnetosphere interactions
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Journal of Geophysical Research
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