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Goldstein, J., Sandel, B.R., Hairston, M.R. and Mende, S.B. (2004). Plasmapause undulation of 17 April 2002. Geophysical Research Letters 31: doi: 10.1029/2004GL019959. issn: 0094-8276. |
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We report IMAGE EUV observations of a striking undulatory motion of the plasmapause that occurred on 17 April 2002, in which a large ripple propagated westward across the duskside plasmapause. From the plasmapause motion we infer a peak E-field of ≈3 mV/m associated with the undulation, and estimate the undulation's equatorial azimuthal speed to be 0.9 rad/hr ≈ 4 RE/hr, corresponding to ≈1 km/s in the ionosphere (using an R3/2 dependence to map from the equator). Because DMSP ion drift data at 850 km altitude show the presence of a subauroral polarization stream (SAPS) flow channel ≈1 km/s at the same location and time as the undulation, we assert that SAPS was responsible for removal of plasma during the undulation. The SAPS apparently formed in response to a 19:00 UT substorm onset. |
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Magnetospheric Physics, Electric fields, Magnetospheric Physics, Plasmasphere, Magnetospheric Physics, Storms and substorms |
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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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