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Spatial distribution of rolled up Kelvin-Helmholtz vortices at Earth's dayside and flank magnetopause

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Spatial distribution of rolled up Kelvin-Helmholtz vortices at Earth's dayside and flank magnetopause. / Taylor, M. G. G. T.; Hasegawa, H.; Lavraud, B. et al.
In: Annales Geophysicae, Vol. 30, No. 6, 2012, p. 1025-1035.

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Taylor, MGGT, Hasegawa, H, Lavraud, B, Phan, T, Escoubet, CP, Dunlop, MW, Bogdanova, YV, Borg, AL, Volwerk, M, Berchem, J, Constantinescu, OD, Eastwood, JP, Masson, A, Laakso, H, Soucek, J, Fazakerley, AN, Frey, HU, Panov, EV, Shen, C, Shi, JK, Sibeck, DG, Pu, ZY, Wang, J & Wild, JA 2012, 'Spatial distribution of rolled up Kelvin-Helmholtz vortices at Earth's dayside and flank magnetopause', Annales Geophysicae, vol. 30, no. 6, pp. 1025-1035. https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-30-1025-2012

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Taylor, M. G. G. T., Hasegawa, H., Lavraud, B., Phan, T., Escoubet, C. P., Dunlop, M. W., Bogdanova, Y. V., Borg, A. L., Volwerk, M., Berchem, J., Constantinescu, O. D., Eastwood, J. P., Masson, A., Laakso, H., Soucek, J., Fazakerley, A. N., Frey, H. U., Panov, E. V., Shen, C., ... Wild, J. A. (2012). Spatial distribution of rolled up Kelvin-Helmholtz vortices at Earth's dayside and flank magnetopause. Annales Geophysicae, 30(6), 1025-1035. https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-30-1025-2012

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Taylor MGGT, Hasegawa H, Lavraud B, Phan T, Escoubet CP, Dunlop MW et al. Spatial distribution of rolled up Kelvin-Helmholtz vortices at Earth's dayside and flank magnetopause. Annales Geophysicae. 2012;30(6):1025-1035. doi: 10.5194/angeo-30-1025-2012

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Taylor, M. G. G. T. ; Hasegawa, H. ; Lavraud, B. et al. / Spatial distribution of rolled up Kelvin-Helmholtz vortices at Earth's dayside and flank magnetopause. In: Annales Geophysicae. 2012 ; Vol. 30, No. 6. pp. 1025-1035.

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title = "Spatial distribution of rolled up Kelvin-Helmholtz vortices at Earth's dayside and flank magnetopause",
abstract = "The Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability (KHI) can drive waves at the magnetopause. These waves can grow to form rolled-up vortices and facilitate transfer of plasma into the magnetosphere. To investigate the persistence and frequency of such waves at the magnetopause we have carried out a survey of all Double Star 1 magnetopause crossings, using a combination of ion and magnetic field measurements. Using criteria originally used in a Geotail study made by Hasegawa et al. (2006) (forthwith referred to as H2006), 17 candidate events were identified from the entire TC-1 mission (covering similar to 623 orbits where the magnetopause was sampled), a majority of which were on the dayside of the terminator. The relationship between density and shear velocity was then investigated, to identify the predicted signature of a rolled up vortex from H2006 and all 17 events exhibited some level of rolled up behavior. The location of the events had a clear dawn-dusk asymmetry, with 12 (71%) on the post noon, dusk flank suggesting preferential growth in this region.",
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AU - Hasegawa, H.

AU - Lavraud, B.

AU - Phan, T.

AU - Escoubet, C. P.

AU - Dunlop, M. W.

AU - Bogdanova, Y. V.

AU - Borg, A. L.

AU - Volwerk, M.

AU - Berchem, J.

AU - Constantinescu, O. D.

AU - Eastwood, J. P.

AU - Masson, A.

AU - Laakso, H.

AU - Soucek, J.

AU - Fazakerley, A. N.

AU - Frey, H. U.

AU - Panov, E. V.

AU - Shen, C.

AU - Shi, J. K.

AU - Sibeck, D. G.

AU - Pu, Z. Y.

AU - Wang, J.

AU - Wild, J. A.

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N2 - The Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability (KHI) can drive waves at the magnetopause. These waves can grow to form rolled-up vortices and facilitate transfer of plasma into the magnetosphere. To investigate the persistence and frequency of such waves at the magnetopause we have carried out a survey of all Double Star 1 magnetopause crossings, using a combination of ion and magnetic field measurements. Using criteria originally used in a Geotail study made by Hasegawa et al. (2006) (forthwith referred to as H2006), 17 candidate events were identified from the entire TC-1 mission (covering similar to 623 orbits where the magnetopause was sampled), a majority of which were on the dayside of the terminator. The relationship between density and shear velocity was then investigated, to identify the predicted signature of a rolled up vortex from H2006 and all 17 events exhibited some level of rolled up behavior. The location of the events had a clear dawn-dusk asymmetry, with 12 (71%) on the post noon, dusk flank suggesting preferential growth in this region.

AB - The Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability (KHI) can drive waves at the magnetopause. These waves can grow to form rolled-up vortices and facilitate transfer of plasma into the magnetosphere. To investigate the persistence and frequency of such waves at the magnetopause we have carried out a survey of all Double Star 1 magnetopause crossings, using a combination of ion and magnetic field measurements. Using criteria originally used in a Geotail study made by Hasegawa et al. (2006) (forthwith referred to as H2006), 17 candidate events were identified from the entire TC-1 mission (covering similar to 623 orbits where the magnetopause was sampled), a majority of which were on the dayside of the terminator. The relationship between density and shear velocity was then investigated, to identify the predicted signature of a rolled up vortex from H2006 and all 17 events exhibited some level of rolled up behavior. The location of the events had a clear dawn-dusk asymmetry, with 12 (71%) on the post noon, dusk flank suggesting preferential growth in this region.

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