Multi-Spacecraft Observations of Fluctuations Occurring Along the Dusk Flank Magnetopause, and Testing the Connection to an Observed Ionospheric Bead

Authors

Steven M. Petrinec, Lockheed Martin
Simon Wing, Johns Hopkins University
Jay R. Johnson, Andrews UniversityFollow
Yongliang Zhang, Johns Hopkins University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-18-2022

Abstract

During 2018 November 06, 11:30—18:00 UT, the MMS constellation, the Cluster set of spacecraft, and the Geotail spacecraft were all situated near the dusk flank magnetopause. Large scale fluctuations were observed by the available and operating science instruments at these various spacecraft (i.e., magnetic field, plasma moment, and energy flux measurements). Similar fluctuations were not observed by upstream solar wind monitors, suggesting that the waves were initiated at the magnetopause. A localized emission ‘bead’ from the post-noon ionosphere was also observed from low Earth orbit. The nature and relation of the fluctuations observed at all of these spacecraft at the magnetosphere boundary and the connection to the post-noon high-latitude ionosphere are investigated in this study.

Journal Title

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

Volume

9

Issue

827612

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3389/fspas.2022.827612

First Department

Engineering

Recommended Citation

Petrinec, Steven M.; Wing, Simon; Johnson, Jay R.; and Zhang, Yongliang, "Multi-Spacecraft Observations of Fluctuations Occurring Along the Dusk Flank Magnetopause, and Testing the Connection to an Observed Ionospheric Bead" (2022). Faculty Publications. 4235.
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/pubs/4235

Acknowledgements

Open access article retrieved July 21, 2022 from https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2022.827612/full