Microstructure of a magnetotail fireball
Microstructure of a magnetotail fireball
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磁尾火球的微观结构
DOI:
10.1029/gl004i006p00219
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发表时间:
1977
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
R. Lepping
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作者:
F. Coroniti;F. Scarf;L. Frank;R. Lepping
We use high time resolution data from the magnetometer, LEPEDEA and plasma wave analyzer on IMP-7 to examine the microstructure of a long-duration magnetotail fireball event observed during an extended quiet period on November 9, 1972. We demonstrate that the magnetic field is turbulent with fluctuation time scales down to several seconds. These findings suggest that the magnetic merging process may be a highly turbulent one, possibly associated with a form of the tearing mode instability.