On the Dawn-Dusk Asymmetry of the Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability Between 2007-2013

Zachary W. Henry; K. Nykyri; Thomas W Moore; Andrew P. Dimmock; Xuanye Ma

On the Dawn-Dusk Asymmetry of the Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability Between 2007-2013

Zachary W. Henry, K. Nykyri, Thomas W Moore, Andrew P. Dimmock, Xuanye Ma

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Using data from Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms (THEMIS), a statistical study was performed to determine whether a dawn-dusk asymmetry exists in the occurrence rates of the Kelvin-Helmholtz (KH) instability during Parker-Spiral (PS) and Ortho-Parker-Spiral (OPS) orientations of the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF). It is determined from the data that there is a strong preference toward the dawn side during PS orientation. Because IMF is statistically in PS orientation, the KHI preference for the dawn-flank during this orientation may help explain the origin of the plasma sheet asymmetry of cold-component ions because it has been shown that KHI can drive kinetic-scale wave activity capable of ion heating.

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