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Multi‐satellite observations of plasmoids: IMP 8 and ISEE 3
Author(s) -
Moldwin Mark B.,
Hughes W. Jeffrey
Publication year - 1992
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 - 10.1029/92gl00779
Subject(s) - plasmoid , satellite , physics , substorm , event (particle physics) , geophysics , astrophysics , magnetosphere , magnetic reconnection , plasma , astronomy , nuclear physics
An examination of IMP 8 and ISEE 3 magnetotail data during the 1983 Geotail Mission yielded one plasmoid event which was observed by both satellites and two other possible cases. These are the first multi‐satellite observations of plasmoids. These observations provide a unique opportunity to examine how plasmoid characteristics change as plasmoids propagate downtail and they show that plasmoids are very stable structures.