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TY - JOUR
T1 - Transport of plasma sheet material to the inner magnetosphere
AU - Denton, M. H.
AU - Thomsen, M. F.
AU - Borovsky, J. E.
AU - Lavraud, B.
AU - Henderson, M. G.
AU - Skoug, R. M.
AU - Funsten, H. O.
AU - Jahn, J.M.
AU - Pollock, C. J.
AU - Weygand, J. M.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - The reaction of the plasma sheet in response to an increase in magnetospheric convection is examined using a combination of energetic neutral atom (ENA) imaging and in situ observations. Data from the IMAGE/MENA instrument are examined in conjunction with observations from the magnetospheric plasma analyzer (MPA) instrument onboard the Los Alamos 1994-084 satellite located in geosynchronous orbit. Examination of the MENA data during an enhanced convection event reveal that between 12:00 and 14:30 UT on 26 June 2001, ENA emissions from the plasma sheet material are observed to strengthen and move Earthwards. A simple calculation of the motion of the peak in ENA emissions following an increase in the convection gives an averaged speed of this sunward surge of around 8 km s−1 between 12:00 and 14:30 UT.
AB - The reaction of the plasma sheet in response to an increase in magnetospheric convection is examined using a combination of energetic neutral atom (ENA) imaging and in situ observations. Data from the IMAGE/MENA instrument are examined in conjunction with observations from the magnetospheric plasma analyzer (MPA) instrument onboard the Los Alamos 1994-084 satellite located in geosynchronous orbit. Examination of the MENA data during an enhanced convection event reveal that between 12:00 and 14:30 UT on 26 June 2001, ENA emissions from the plasma sheet material are observed to strengthen and move Earthwards. A simple calculation of the motion of the peak in ENA emissions following an increase in the convection gives an averaged speed of this sunward surge of around 8 km s−1 between 12:00 and 14:30 UT.
KW - MENA plasma sheet magnetosphere DCS-publications-id
KW - art-844
KW - DCS-publications-credits
KW - iono-fa
KW - DCS-publications-personnel-id
KW - 123
U2 - 10.1029/2006GL027886
DO - 10.1029/2006GL027886
M3 - Journal article
VL - 34
SP - 1
EP - 5
JO - Geophysical Research Letters
JF - Geophysical Research Letters
SN - 0094-8276
IS - L04105
ER -