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First polar and 1995-034 observations of the midaltitude cusp during a persistent northward IMF condition
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UNSPECIFIED (1997) First polar and 1995-034 observations of the midaltitude cusp during a persistent northward IMF condition. GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 24 (12). pp. 1475-1478.
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We present the first observations by Polar and 1995-034 of the mid-altitude cusp. On May 29, 1996, the Polar and 1995-034 spacecraft crossed into an extended cusp region. The region was characterized by intense fluxes of solar wind like ions in the energy range 1-10 keV that had angular distributions that showed evidence of flows and trapping. The ion composition data are combined with energetic proton observations from Polar and plasma observations from 1995-034 and DMSP satellites to examine the spatial and temporal extent and plasma characteristics of the cusp during a persistent northward IMF condition. The composition data is consistent with expected solar wind composition with a source temperature of similar to 1.25 x 10(6) K. The combined spacecraft observations show an extended cusp-like region, probably produced by northward IMF.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QE Geology | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS | ||||
| Publisher: | AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION | ||||
| ISSN: | 0094-8276 | ||||
| Official Date: | 15 June 1997 | ||||
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| Volume: | 24 | ||||
| Number: | 12 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 4 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 1475-1478 | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published |
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