Spectral scaling in the turbulent Earth's plasma sheet revisited (2008)
Vörös, Z., Baumjohann, W., Nakamura, R., Runov, A., Volwerk, M., Asano, Y., ...
Bursty bulk flow associated magnetic fluctuations exhibit at least three spectral scaling ranges in the Earth's plasma sheet. Two of the three scaling ranges can be associated with multi-scale...
Dissipation scales in the Earth's plasma sheet estimated from Cluster measurements (2008)
Vörös, Z., Baumjohann, W., Nakamura, R., Runov, A., Volwerk, M., Schwarzl, H., ...
In order to estimate the dissipation time-scale in magnetic turbulence in the plasma sheet a novel method is introduced for classification of velocity dependent patterns of two-point probability...
Spectral scaling in the turbulent Earth's plasma sheet revisited (2008)
Vörös, Z., Baumjohann, W., Nakamura, R., Runov, A., Volwerk, M., Asano, Y., ...
Bursty bulk flow associated magnetic fluctuations exhibit at least three spectral scaling ranges in the Earth's plasma sheet. Two of the three scaling ranges can be associated with multi-scale...
Dissipation scales in the Earth's plasma sheet estimated from Cluster measurements (2008)
Vörös, Z., Baumjohann, W., Nakamura, R., Runov, A., Volwerk, M., Schwarzl, H., ...
In order to estimate the dissipation time-scale in magnetic turbulence in the plasma sheet a novel method is introduced for classification of velocity dependent patterns of two-point probability...
Transient and localized processes in the magnetotail: a review (2008)
Sharma, A. S., Nakamura, R., Runov, A., Grigorenko, E. E., Hasegawa, H., Hoshino, M., ...
Many phenomena in the Earth's magnetotail have characteristic temporal scales of several minutes and spatial scales of a few Earth radii (RE). Examples of such transient and localized mesoscale...
Structure of the near-Earth plasma sheet during tailward flows (2008)
Runov, A., Voronkov, I., Asano, Y., Baumjohann, W., Fujimoto, M., Nakamura, R., ...
A detailed analysis of successive tailward flow bursts in the near-Earth magnetotail (X~-19 RE) plasma sheet is performed on the basis of in-situ multi-point observations by the Cluster spacecraft on...
Grocott, A., Yeoman, T. K., Milan, S. E., Amm, O., Frey, H. U., Juusola, L., ...
Simultaneous observations by the Cluster spacecraft and SuperDARN radars are presented of magnetotail flux transport during northward, but BY-dominated IMF. Two events are discussed, which occurred...
Cluster observations of a field aligned current at the dawn flank of a bursty bulk flow (2008)
Snekvik, K., Haaland, S., Østgaard, N., Hasegawa, H., Nakamura, R., Takada, T., ...
This article describes observations of a bursty bulk flow (BBF) in the outer central plasma sheet. The observations are made with the Cluster satellites, located approximately 19 RE downtail, close...
Dynamics of thin current sheets: Cluster observations (2008)
Baumjohann, W., Roux, A., Le Contel, O., Nakamura, R., Birn, J., Hoshino, M., ...
The paper tries to sort out the specific signatures of the Near Earth Neutral Line (NENL) and the Current Disruption (CD) models, and looks for these signatures in Cluster data from two events. For...
Global and local disturbances in the magnetotail during reconnection (2008)
Laitinen, T. V., Nakamura, R., Runov, A., Rème, H., Lucek, E. A.
We examine Cluster observations of a reconnection event at xGSM=-15.7 RE in the magnetotail on 11 October 2001, when Cluster recorded the current sheet for an extended period including the entire...
Multi-spacecraft observation of plasma dipolarization/injection in the inner magnetosphere (2008)
Apatenkov, S. V., Sergeev, V. A., Kubyshkina, M. V., Nakamura, R., Baumjohann, W., Runov, A., ...
Addressing the origin of the energetic particle injections into the inner magnetosphere, we investigate the 23 February 2004 substorm using a favorable constellation of four Cluster (near perigee),...
Spatial structure of plasma flow associated turbulence in the Earth's plasma sheet (2008)
Vörös, Z., Baumjohann, W., Nakamura, R., Runov, A., Volwerk, M., Takada, T., ...
Using Cluster multipoint magnetic and plasma measurements we analyze the spatial structure of plasma flow-associated turbulence on 26 September 2005. The fortunate relative configuration of the...
Draper, N. C., Lester, M., Cowley, S. W. H., Wild, J.A., Milan, S. E., Provan, G., ...
We present data from both ground- and space-based instruments for a substorm event which occurred on 5 October 2002, with an expansion phase onset time of 02:50 UT determined from the ground...
Alfvén waves in the near-PSBL lobe: Cluster observations (2008)
Takada, T., Nakamura, R., Baumjohann, W., Seki, K., Vörös, Z., Asano, Y., ...
Electromagnetic low-frequency waves in the magnetotail lobe close to the PSBL (Plasma Sheet Boundary Layer) are studied using the Cluster spacecraft. The lobe waves show Alfvénic properties and...
Amm, O., Nakamura, R., Frey, H. U., Ogawa, Y., Kubyshkina, M., Balogh, A., ...
On 13 August 2002, at ~23:00 UT, about 10 min after a substorm intensification, Cluster observes a flux rope in the central magnetotail, followed by a localised fast flow event about oneminute later....
Plasma flow channels with ULF waves observed by Cluster and Double Star (2008)
Volwerk, M., Zhang, T. L., Nakamura, R., Runov, A., Baumjohann, W., ...
On 14 August 2004 a large-scale magnetic structure was observed by Double Star TC-1 in the southern lobe and by Cluster in the northern lobe of the magnetotail. The structure has the signature of a...
Observation of reconnection pulses by Cluster and Double Star (2008)
Deng, X. H., Tang, R. X., Nakamura, R., Baumjohann, W., Zhang, T. L., Daly, P. W., ...
During a reconnection event on 7 August 2004, Cluster and Double Star (TC-1) were near the neutral sheet and simultaneously detected the signatures of the reconnection pulses. AT 22:59 UT tailward...
Cluster and Double Star observations of dipolarization (2008)
Nakamura, R., Baumjohann, W., Zhang, T. L., Carr, C. M., Balogh, A., ...
We studied two types of dipolarization events with different IMF conditions when Cluster and Double Star (TC-1) were located in the same local time sector: 7 August 2004, 18:00-24:00 UT, during a...
Transient and localized processes in the magnetotail: a review (2008)
Sharma, A. S., Nakamura, R., Runov, A., Grigorenko, E. E., Hasegawa, H., Hoshino, M., ...
Many phenomena in the Earth's magnetotail have characteristic temporal scales of several minutes and spatial scales of a few Earth radii (RE). Examples of such transient and localized mesoscale...
Structure of the near-Earth plasma sheet during tailward flows (2008)
Runov, A., Voronkov, I., Asano, Y., Baumjohann, W., Fujimoto, M., Nakamura, R., ...
A detailed analysis of successive tailward flow bursts in the near-Earth magnetotail (X~-19 RE) plasma sheet is performed on the basis of in-situ multi-point observations by the Cluster spacecraft on...
Grocott, A., Yeoman, T. K., Milan, S. E., Amm, O., Frey, H. U., Juusola, L., ...
Simultaneous observations by the Cluster spacecraft and SuperDARN radars are presented of magnetotail flux transport during northward, but BY-dominated IMF. Two events are discussed, which occurred...
Cluster observations of a field aligned current at the dawn flank of a bursty bulk flow (2008)
Snekvik, K., Haaland, S., Østgaard, N., Hasegawa, H., Nakamura, R., Takada, T., ...
This article describes observations of a bursty bulk flow (BBF) in the outer central plasma sheet. The observations are made with the Cluster satellites, located approximately 19 RE downtail, close...
Dynamics of thin current sheets: Cluster observations (2008)
Baumjohann, W., Roux, A., Le Contel, O., Nakamura, R., Birn, J., Hoshino, M., ...
The paper tries to sort out the specific signatures of the Near Earth Neutral Line (NENL) and the Current Disruption (CD) models, and looks for these signatures in Cluster data from two events. For...
Global and local disturbances in the magnetotail during reconnection (2008)
Laitinen, T. V., Nakamura, R., Runov, A., Rème, H., Lucek, E. A.
We examine Cluster observations of a reconnection event at xGSM=-15.7 RE in the magnetotail on 11 October 2001, when Cluster recorded the current sheet for an extended period including the entire...
Multi-spacecraft observation of plasma dipolarization/injection in the inner magnetosphere (2008)
Apatenkov, S. V., Sergeev, V. A., Kubyshkina, M. V., Nakamura, R., Baumjohann, W., Runov, A., ...
Addressing the origin of the energetic particle injections into the inner magnetosphere, we investigate the 23 February 2004 substorm using a favorable constellation of four Cluster (near perigee),...
Spatial structure of plasma flow associated turbulence in the Earth's plasma sheet (2008)
Vörös, Z., Baumjohann, W., Nakamura, R., Runov, A., Volwerk, M., Takada, T., ...
Using Cluster multipoint magnetic and plasma measurements we analyze the spatial structure of plasma flow-associated turbulence on 26 September 2005. The fortunate relative configuration of the...
Draper, N. C., Lester, M., Cowley, S. W. H., Wild, J.A., Milan, S. E., Provan, G., ...
We present data from both ground- and space-based instruments for a substorm event which occurred on 5 October 2002, with an expansion phase onset time of 02:50 UT determined from the ground...
Alfvén waves in the near-PSBL lobe: Cluster observations (2008)
Takada, T., Nakamura, R., Baumjohann, W., Seki, K., Vörös, Z., Asano, Y., ...
Electromagnetic low-frequency waves in the magnetotail lobe close to the PSBL (Plasma Sheet Boundary Layer) are studied using the Cluster spacecraft. The lobe waves show Alfvénic properties and...
Amm, O., Nakamura, R., Frey, H. U., Ogawa, Y., Kubyshkina, M., Balogh, A., ...
On 13 August 2002, at ~23:00 UT, about 10 min after a substorm intensification, Cluster observes a flux rope in the central magnetotail, followed by a localised fast flow event about oneminute later....
Plasma flow channels with ULF waves observed by Cluster and Double Star (2008)
Volwerk, M., Zhang, T. L., Nakamura, R., Runov, A., Baumjohann, W., ...
On 14 August 2004 a large-scale magnetic structure was observed by Double Star TC-1 in the southern lobe and by Cluster in the northern lobe of the magnetotail. The structure has the signature of a...
Observation of reconnection pulses by Cluster and Double Star (2008)
Deng, X. H., Tang, R. X., Nakamura, R., Baumjohann, W., Zhang, T. L., Daly, P. W., ...
During a reconnection event on 7 August 2004, Cluster and Double Star (TC-1) were near the neutral sheet and simultaneously detected the signatures of the reconnection pulses. AT 22:59 UT tailward...
Cluster and Double Star observations of dipolarization (2008)
Nakamura, R., Baumjohann, W., Zhang, T. L., Carr, C. M., Balogh, A., ...
We studied two types of dipolarization events with different IMF conditions when Cluster and Double Star (TC-1) were located in the same local time sector: 7 August 2004, 18:00-24:00 UT, during a...
Local structure of the magnetotail current sheet: 2001 Cluster observations (2008)
Runov, A., Sergeev, V. A., Nakamura, R., Baumjohann, W., Apatenkov, S., Asano, Y., ...
Thirty rapid crossings of the magnetotail current sheet by the Cluster spacecraft during July-October 2001 at a geocentric distance of 19 RE are examined in detail to address the structure of the...
Amm, O., Donovan, E. F., Frey, H., Lester, M., Nakamura, R., Wild, J. A., ...
A little more than four years after its launch, the first magnetospheric, multi-satellite mission Cluster has already tremendously contributed to our understanding about the coupled solar wind -...
Electric current and magnetic field geometry in flapping magnetotail current sheets (2008)
Runov, A., Sergeev, V. A., Baumjohann, W., Nakamura, R., Apatenkov, S., Asano, Y., ...
Using four-point magnetic field measurements by the Cluster spacecraft, we statistically analyze the magnetic field and electric current configurations during rapid crossings of the current sheet...
Localized fast flow disturbance observed in the plasma sheet and in the ionosphere (2008)
Nakamura, R., Amm, O., Laakso, H., Draper, N. C., Lester, M., Grocott, A., ...
An isolated plasma sheet flow burst took place at 22:02 UT, 1 September 2002, when the Cluster footpoint was located within the area covered by the Magnetometers-Ionospheric Radars-All-sky Cameras...
Properties of a bifurcated current sheet observed on 29 August 2001 (2008)
Runov, A., Sergeev, V., Nakamura, R., Baumjohann, W., Vörös, Z., Volwerk, M., ...
Ion density, velocity and temperature, measured by Cluster spacecraft in the plasma sheet during an isolated substorm at 10:20-11:15 UT, 29 August 2001 are discussed. The Custer/CODIF data for...
Multi-scale analysis of turbulence in the Earth's current sheet (2008)
Volwerk, M., Vörös, Z., Baumjohann, W., Nakamura, R., Runov, A., Zhang, T. L., ...
A multi-scale analysis of magnetotail turbulence in the Earth's tail current sheet is presented based on Cluster magnetometer observations. Both Fourier and wavelet analysis is used to describe the...
Grocott, A., Yeoman, T. K., Nakamura, R., Cowley, S. W. H., Frey, H. U., Rème, H., ...
On 07 September 2001 the Cluster spacecraft observed a "bursty bulk flow" event in the near-Earth central plasma sheet. This paper presents a detailed study of the coincident ground-based...
Compressional waves in the Earth's neutral sheet (2008)
Volwerk, M., Baumjohann, W., Glassmeier, K. H., Nakamura, R., Zhang, T. L., Runov, A., ...
Compressional waves in the Earth's current sheet, driven by the high-speed plasma flows connected to substorms, are investigated using the Cluster magnetometer and plasma instrument. During the time...
Multi-scale magnetic field intermittence in the plasma sheet (2008)
Vörös, Z., Baumjohann, W., Nakamura, R., Runov, A., Zhang, T. L., Volwerk, M., ...
This paper demonstrates that intermittent magnetic field fluctuations in the plasma sheet exhibit transitory, localized, and multi-scale features. We propose a multifractal-based algorithm, which...
Sergeev, V. A., Kubyshkina, M. V., Baumjohann, W., Nakamura, R., Amm, O., Pulkkinen, T., ...
Transition from the growth phase to the substorm expansion during a well-isolated substorm with a strong growth phase is investigated using a unique radial (THEMIS-like) spacecraft constellation near...
Local structure of the magnetotail current sheet: 2001 Cluster observations (2008)
Runov, A., Sergeev, V. A., Nakamura, R., Baumjohann, W., Apatenkov, S., Asano, Y., ...
Thirty rapid crossings of the magnetotail current sheet by the Cluster spacecraft during July-October 2001 at a geocentric distance of 19 RE are examined in detail to address the structure of the...
Amm, O., Donovan, E. F., Frey, H., Lester, M., Nakamura, R., Wild, J. A., ...
A little more than four years after its launch, the first magnetospheric, multi-satellite mission Cluster has already tremendously contributed to our understanding about the coupled solar wind -...
Electric current and magnetic field geometry in flapping magnetotail current sheets (2008)
Runov, A., Sergeev, V. A., Baumjohann, W., Nakamura, R., Apatenkov, S., Asano, Y., ...
Using four-point magnetic field measurements by the Cluster spacecraft, we statistically analyze the magnetic field and electric current configurations during rapid crossings of the current sheet...
Localized fast flow disturbance observed in the plasma sheet and in the ionosphere (2008)
Nakamura, R., Amm, O., Laakso, H., Draper, N. C., Lester, M., Grocott, A., ...
An isolated plasma sheet flow burst took place at 22:02 UT, 1 September 2002, when the Cluster footpoint was located within the area covered by the Magnetometers-Ionospheric Radars-All-sky Cameras...
Properties of a bifurcated current sheet observed on 29 August 2001 (2008)
Runov, A., Sergeev, V., Nakamura, R., Baumjohann, W., Vörös, Z., Volwerk, M., ...
Ion density, velocity and temperature, measured by Cluster spacecraft in the plasma sheet during an isolated substorm at 10:20-11:15 UT, 29 August 2001 are discussed. The Custer/CODIF data for...
Multi-scale analysis of turbulence in the Earth's current sheet (2008)
Volwerk, M., Vörös, Z., Baumjohann, W., Nakamura, R., Runov, A., Zhang, T. L., ...
A multi-scale analysis of magnetotail turbulence in the Earth's tail current sheet is presented based on Cluster magnetometer observations. Both Fourier and wavelet analysis is used to describe the...
Grocott, A., Yeoman, T. K., Nakamura, R., Cowley, S. W. H., Frey, H. U., Rème, H., ...
On 07 September 2001 the Cluster spacecraft observed a "bursty bulk flow" event in the near-Earth central plasma sheet. This paper presents a detailed study of the coincident ground-based...
Compressional waves in the Earth's neutral sheet (2008)
Volwerk, M., Baumjohann, W., Glassmeier, K. H., Nakamura, R., Zhang, T. L., Runov, A., ...
Compressional waves in the Earth's current sheet, driven by the high-speed plasma flows connected to substorms, are investigated using the Cluster magnetometer and plasma instrument. During the time...
Multi-scale magnetic field intermittence in the plasma sheet (2008)
Vörös, Z., Baumjohann, W., Nakamura, R., Runov, A., Zhang, T. L., Volwerk, M., ...
This paper demonstrates that intermittent magnetic field fluctuations in the plasma sheet exhibit transitory, localized, and multi-scale features. We propose a multifractal-based algorithm, which...
Sergeev, V. A., Kubyshkina, M. V., Baumjohann, W., Nakamura, R., Amm, O., Pulkkinen, T., ...
Transition from the growth phase to the substorm expansion during a well-isolated substorm with a strong growth phase is investigated using a unique radial (THEMIS-like) spacecraft constellation near...
Survey of large-amplitude flapping motions in the midtail current sheet (2008)
Sergeev, V. A., Sormakov, D. A., Apatenkov, S. V., Baumjohann, W., Nakamura, R., Runov, A. V., ...
We surveyed fast current sheet crossings (flapping motions) over the distance range 10?30 RE in the magnetotail covered by the Geotail spacecraft. Since the local tilts of these dynamic sheets are...
Oscillatory magnetic flux tube slippage in the plasma sheet (2008)
Petrukovich, A. A., Zhang, T. L., Baumjohann, W., Nakamura, R., Runov, A., Balogh, A., ...
Cluster observations in the magnetotail revealed an abundance of strongly inclined current sheets. We determine the magnetic configuration of a particular subset of such phenomena: a series of sheet...
Double Star/Cluster observation of neutral sheet oscillations on 5 August 2004 (2008)
Zhang, T. L., Nakamura, R., Volwerk, M., Runov, A., Baumjohann, W., Eichelberger, H. U., ...
Previous Cluster observations have shown that the flapping motions of the Earth's magnetotail are of internal origin and that kink-like waves are emitted from the central part of the tail and...
Carr, C., Brown, P., Zhang, T. L., Gloag, J., Horbury, T., Lucek, E., ...
One of the primary objectives of the Double Star mission is the accurate measurement of the magnetic field vector along the orbits of the two spacecraft. The magnetic field is an essential parameter...
The storm time central plasma sheet (2008)
Schödel, R., Dierschke, K., Baumjohann, W., Nakamura, R., Mukai, T.
The plasma sheet plays a key role during magnetic storms because it is the bottleneck through which large amounts of magnetic flux that have been eroded from the dayside magnetopause have to be...