Bursty bulk flow intrusion to the inner plasma sheet as inferred from auroral observations

2003 ◽  
Vol 108 (A1) ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Kauristie
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Sheet ◽  
Bulk Flow ◽  
Bursty Bulk Flow

scholarly journals Plasma sheet thickness during a bursty bulk flow reversal

2010 ◽  
Vol 115 (A5) ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a ◽  
Author(s):  
E. V. Panov ◽  
R. Nakamura ◽  
W. Baumjohann ◽  
V. A. Sergeev ◽  
A. A. Petrukovich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Sheet ◽  
Sheet Thickness ◽  
Flow Reversal ◽  
Bulk Flow ◽  
Bursty Bulk Flow

scholarly journals Multi-instrument observations of the ionospheric counterpart of a bursty bulk flow in the near-Earth plasma sheet

2004 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 1061-1075 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Grocott ◽  
T. K. Yeoman ◽  
R. Nakamura ◽  
S. W. H. Cowley ◽  
H. U. Frey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Sheet ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Current System ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Bulk Flow ◽  
Optical Data ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Plasma Convection ◽  
Bursty Bulk Flow ◽  
Central Plasma

Abstract. On 07 September 2001 the Cluster spacecraft observed a "bursty bulk flow" event in the near-Earth central plasma sheet. This paper presents a detailed study of the coincident ground-based observations and attempts to place them within a simple physical framework. The event in question occurs at ~22:30 UT, some 10min after a southward turning of the IMF. IMAGE and SAMNET magnetometer measurements of the ground magnetic field reveal perturbations of a few tens of nT and small amplitude Pi2 pulsations. CUTLASS radar observations of ionospheric plasma convection show enhanced flows out of the polar cap near midnight, accompanied by an elevated transpolar voltage. Optical data from the IMAGE satellite also show that there is a transient, localised ~1 kR brightening in the UV aurora. These observations are consistent with the earthward transport of plasma in the tail, but also indicate the absence of a typical "large-scale" substorm current wedge. An analysis of the field-aligned current system implied by the radar measurements does suggest the existence of a small-scale current "wedgelet", but one which lacks the global scale and high conductivities observed during substorm expansions. Key words. Ionosphere (auroral ionosphere; ionospheremagnetosphere interactions; plasma convection)

Bursty Bulk Flow Driven Turbulence in the Earth’s Plasma Sheet

2006 ◽  
Vol 122 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 301-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Vörös ◽  
W. Baumjohann ◽  
R. Nakamura ◽  
M. Volwerk ◽  
A. Runov
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Sheet ◽  
Bulk Flow ◽  
Bursty Bulk Flow

scholarly journals Large-amplitude electric fields associated with bursty bulk flow braking in the Earth's plasma sheet

2015 ◽  
Vol 120 (3) ◽  
pp. 1832-1844 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. E. Ergun ◽  
K. A. Goodrich ◽  
J. E. Stawarz ◽  
L. Andersson ◽  
V. Angelopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Electric Fields ◽  
Plasma Sheet ◽  
Large Amplitude ◽  
Bulk Flow ◽  
Bursty Bulk Flow

scholarly journals Compressible turbulence with slow-mode waves observed in the bursty bulk flow of plasma sheet

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 1854-1861 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tieyan Wang ◽  
Jinbin Cao ◽  
Huishan Fu ◽  
Xuejie Meng ◽  
M. Dunlop
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Sheet ◽  
Bulk Flow ◽  
Compressible Turbulence ◽  
Slow Mode ◽  
Bursty Bulk Flow

scholarly journals Spectral scaling in the turbulent Earth's plasma sheet revisited

2007 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 535-541 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Vörös ◽  
W. Baumjohann ◽  
R. Nakamura ◽  
A. Runov ◽  
M. Volwerk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Reconnection ◽  
Plasma Sheet ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Inertial Range ◽  
Bulk Flow ◽  
Magnetic Fluctuations ◽  
Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence ◽  
Multi Scale ◽  
Bursty Bulk Flow

Abstract. Bursty bulk flow associated magnetic fluctuations exhibit at least three spectral scaling ranges in the Earth's plasma sheet. Two of the three scaling ranges can be associated with multi-scale magnetohydrodynamic turbulence between the spatial scales from ~100 km to several RE (RE is the Earth's radius). These scales include the inertial range and below ~0.5 RE a steepened scaling range, theoretically not fully understood yet. It is shown that, in the near-Earth plasma sheet, the inertial range can be robustly identified only if multi-scale quasi stationary (MSQS) data intervals are selected. Multiple bursty flow associated magnetic fluctuations, however, exhibit 1/f type scaling indicating that large-scale fluctuations are controlled by multiple uncorrelated driving sources of the bulk flows (e.g. magnetic reconnection, instabilities).

Multipoint Analysis of the Temporal Scale of Bursty Bulk Flow Events during the Quiet Time of Magnetotail

2005 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Duan MA ◽  
Jin-Bin CAO ◽  
Guo-Cheng ZHOU ◽  
Zhen-Xin LIU ◽  
H. Reme ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Scale ◽  
Bulk Flow ◽  
Quiet Time ◽  
Multipoint Analysis ◽  
Bursty Bulk Flow

scholarly journals Electron-scale Vertical Current Sheets in a Bursty Bulk Flow in the Terrestrial Magnetotail

2019 ◽  
Vol 872 (2) ◽  
pp. L26 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Zhou ◽  
J. Huang ◽  
H. Y. Man ◽  
X. H. Deng ◽  
Z. H. Zhong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bulk Flow ◽  
Current Sheets ◽  
Bursty Bulk Flow

scholarly journals In situ observation of magnetic reconnection in the front of bursty bulk flow

2014 ◽  
Vol 119 (12) ◽  
pp. 9952-9961 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rongsheng Wang ◽  
Quanming Lu ◽  
Aimin Du ◽  
Rumi Nakamura ◽  
San Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Reconnection ◽  
Bulk Flow ◽  
In Situ Observation ◽  
Bursty Bulk Flow

scholarly journals Cluster observations of a field aligned current at the dawn flank of a bursty bulk flow

2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 1405-1415 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Snekvik ◽  
S. Haaland ◽  
N. Østgaard ◽  
H. Hasegawa ◽  
R. Nakamura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Bulk Flow ◽  
Total Current ◽  
Magnetic Shear ◽  
Flux Tubes ◽  
Bursty Bulk Flow ◽  
Central Plasma ◽  
Central Plasma Sheet ◽  
Field Aligned Current ◽  
The Magnetic Field

Abstract. This article describes observations of a bursty bulk flow (BBF) in the outer central plasma sheet. The observations are made with the Cluster satellites, located approximately 19 RE downtail, close to the midnight sector in the Southern Hemisphere. 40–60 s after Cluster first detected the BBF, there was a large bipolar perturbation in the magnetic field. A Grad-Shafranov reconstruction has revealed that this is created by a field-aligned current at the flank of the BBF. Further analysis of the plasma moments has shown that the BBF has the properties of a depleted flux tube. Depleted flux tubes are an important theoretical model for how plasma and magnetic flux can be transported Earthward in the magnetotail as part of the Dungey cycle. The field aligned current is directed Earthward and is located at the dawn side of the BBF. Thus, it is consistent with the magnetic shear at the flank of an Earthward moving BBF. The total current has been estimated to be about 0.1 MA.

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