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Slinker et al. 2003

Slinker, S.P., Fedder, J.A., Sibeck, D.G., Lyon, J.G., Frank, L.A. and Mukai, T. (2003). Simulation of magnetopause oscillations observed January 9, 1996. Geophysical Research Letters 30: doi: 10.1029/2003GL017063. issn: 0094-8276.

On January 9, 1996, the Geotail spacecraft was near the dusk flank of the magnetopause at 18 MLT. From 0100--0300 UT several short excursions out of the magnetosphere were observed. This time interval was simulated with a 3D MHD magnetosphere model using measured solar wind and IMF data. The simulation produced oscillations resembling those recorded in terms of amplitude and frequency. We describe the details and global nature of the oscillations from the simulation and discuss the most likely source: the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability.

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Keywords
Magnetospheric Physics, Magnetopause, cusp, and boundary layers, Space Plasma Physics, Numerical simulation studies, Magnetospheric Physics, Magnetospheric configuration and dynamics, Magnetospheric Physics, Solar wind/magnetosphere interactions

Journal
Geophysical Research Letters
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