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Trying to bring the magnetopause to a standstill
Author(s) -
De Keyser J.,
Darrouzet F.,
Roth M.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/2002gl015001
Subject(s) - magnetopause , boundary (topology) , boundary layer , reference frame , frame (networking) , motion (physics) , geophysics , satellite , geodesy , geology , magnetosphere , physics , computer science , classical mechanics , mechanics , mathematical analysis , mathematics , magnetic field , telecommunications , astronomy , quantum mechanics
Satellite observations of the magnetospheric boundary (magnetopause and boundary layer) show it to be a very dynamic place, in part due to boundary motion. We present a straightforward technique for identifying boundary motion and for recovering magnetopause and boundary layer structure in a reference frame that comoves with the boundary, that is, a frame in which it is at a standstill.