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On the occurrence of magnetopause crossings at 6.6 RE
Author(s) -
Russell C. T.
Publication year - 1976
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/gl003i010p00593
Subject(s) - magnetopause , noon , earth radius , geocentric model , geophysics , geodesy , physics , orbit (dynamics) , magnetosphere , local time , magnetic field , geology , atmospheric sciences , aerospace engineering , mathematics , quantum mechanics , statistics , engineering
Examination of slightly over two years of ATS‐1 magnetic field data show that the magnetopause at local noon is within synchronous orbit (6.6 earth radii geocentric) 0.3% of the time.