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THEMIS Magnetopause Studies

THEMIS Magnetopause Studies. D. G. Sibeck Project Scientist, THEMIS. Outline. Effects of interplanetary discontinuities Effects of HFAs Magnetopause motion Reconnection Microphysics FTEs LLBL Kelvin-Helmholtz Others. Effects of Interplanetary Discontinuities.

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THEMIS Magnetopause Studies

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  1. THEMIS Magnetopause Studies D. G. Sibeck Project Scientist, THEMIS

  2. Outline • Effects of interplanetary discontinuities • Effects of HFAs • Magnetopause motion • Reconnection Microphysics • FTEs • LLBL • Kelvin-Helmholtz • Others

  3. Effects of Interplanetary Discontinuities • Propagation of a shock front [Keika] • Propagation of a weak shock front [Zhang, GSFC] • Propagation of a shock front [Prech]

  4. Keika Study

  5. Zhang, UCLA Study

  6. Effects of HFAs • Large amplitude magnetopause motion [Jacobsen] • Auroral brightening [Fillingham] • Transients in ground magnetograms [Eastwood]

  7. Jacobsen Study

  8. Magnetopause Motion • Multipoint case study [Glaßmeier] • Statistical study of typical frequencies [Plaschke]

  9. Plaschke Study

  10. Reconnection Microphysics • Asymmetric Reconnection [Mozer] • More cases [Phan]

  11. FTEs • Compare structure with MHD model [Sibeck] • Flow pattern surrounding [Liu] • Evolution of internal structure [Zhang, UCLA] • Dynamics [Eriksson] • Plasma waves [Robert] • Grad-Shafranov reconstruction [Lui] • Compare with Cluster and ground radar [Fear] • Trailing cavity simulation [Kuznetsova] • Predictions for orientation and motion [Sibeck]

  12. Liu FTE Flow Patterns

  13. Lui’s Study

  14. Kuznetsova Study

  15. LLBL • Formation of LLBL [Avanov] • Width increases for IMF Bz > 0 [Oieroset] • Simulation of 2ble cusp reconnnection [Li] • Variations in thickness and structure [Nemecek]

  16. Oieroset and Li Studies

  17. Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability • Inner edge LLBL [Nowada] N.B. Nowada is seeking a post-doctoral position right now.

  18. Other • FAST-THEMIS cusp conjunctions [Strangeway] • Auroral transients [Mende]

  19. Mende

  20. List of Dates • May 3, 2007 FTEs in ground, THEMIS, and Cluster [Fear] • May 7, 2007 interplanetary shock [Prech] • May 20, 2007 FTEs structure [Sibeck & others] • June 2, 2007 LLBL thickens [Oieroset] • June 8, 2007 FTEs [Eriksson] • June 21, 2007 interplanetary shock deformation in sheath [Keika] • July 4, 2007 HFAs [Eastwood] • July 10, 2007 interplanetary shock [Zhang, GSFC] • July 16, 2007 FTEs [Liu] • July 20, 2007 asymmetric reconnection [Mozer] • July 31, 2007 Kelvin-Helmholtz [Nowada] • August 7, 2007 magnetopause motion [Glaßmeier] • August 12, 2007 auroral transient [Mende] • September 26, 2007 THEMIS-FAST cusp [Strangeway] • October 30, 2007 HFA [Jacobsen]

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