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Wang, C., Lyons, L.R., Chen, M.W. and Wolf, R.A. (2002). Two-dimensional quiet time equilibrium for the inner plasma sheet protons and magnetic field. Geophysical Research Letters 29: doi: 10.1029/2001GL013984. issn: 0094-8276. |
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In order to study the quiet time proton flow and magnetic field in the inner plasma sheet resulting from electric and magnetic drifts, we incorporate a modified version of the Magnetospheric Specification Model with a modified Tsyganenko 96 magnetic field model to self-consistently simulate plasma sheet protons and magnetic fields with two-dimensional force balance maintained along the midnight meridian. The resulting equatorial proton flows and pressures agree very well with observations quantitatively. Because of this agreement, the simulated force-balanced magnetic field configuration should give more realistic plasma sheet magnetic field variations for quiet times than does the original T96 model. This 2-D self-consistent simulation reproduces the observed flows and pressures better than our previous 1-D self-consistent simulation. The improvement results from a more accurate modeling of the coupling between plasma and magnetic field in the 2-D self-consistent simulation. |
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Keywords
Magnetospheric Physics, Magnetospheric Physics, Plasma sheet, Magnetospheric Physics, Numerical modeling, Magnetospheric Physics, Plasma convection |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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