Cluster at the Magnetospheric Cusps

P. J. Cargill; B. Lavraud; C. J. Owen; B. Grison; M. W. Dunlop; N. Cornilleau-Wehrlin; C. P. Escoubet; G. Paschmann; T. D. Phan; L. Rezeau; Y. Bogdanova; K. Nykyri

Cluster at the Magnetospheric Cusps

P. J. Cargill, B. Lavraud, C. J. Owen, B. Grison, M. W. Dunlop, N. Cornilleau-Wehrlin, C. P. Escoubet, G. Paschmann, T. D. Phan, L. Rezeau, Y. Bogdanova, K. Nykyri

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Abstract

 The existence of the Earth’s magnetospheric cusp was discussed originally by
 Chapman and Ferraro (1930). Although their work pre-dates the concept of a magnetosphere
 confined by the solar wind, they argued that there would be a singular
 magnetic field line extending from the Earth’s surface to a boundary, now known
 as the magnetopause. Considering for example the noon-midnight plane, field lines
 slightly displaced from this line separate at the magnetopause, and close either on
 the dayside or nightside. In this picture, the cusp can be defined as the singular
 field line, a separatrix, which spreads over the whole magnetopause. This definition
 carries over to a modern magnetosphere where the magnetopause connects
 to the cusp, and can be seen in models of a closed magnetosphere (Tsyganenko,
 1989).

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	Outer Magnetospheric Boundaries: Cluster Results
State	Published - 2005
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

magetospheric cusp

Disciplines

Atmospheric Sciences

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