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On structuring of the plasmapause
Author(s) -
Kelley M. C.,
Franz J.,
Jacobson A.
Publication year - 2012
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 - 10.1029/2011gl050048
Subject(s) - plasmasphere , geophysics , physics , mixing (physics) , electric field , plasma , magnetic field , computational physics , geology , magnetosphere , nuclear physics , quantum mechanics
Irregularities have been observed on the plasmapause by radio wave techniques and by in situ density, electric field, and magnetic field measurements. We review these data sets and show that Alfvén waves are present and could lead to the observed fluctuations through mixing of the gradient in plasma density at the plasmapause.