The plasma sheet is populated in part by the solar wind plasma. Four solar entry
mechanisms are examined:(1) double cusp or double lobe reconnection,(2) Kelvin …

This paper reviews the state of knowledge concerning the source of magnetospheric plasma
at Earth. Source of plasma, its acceleration and transport throughout the system, its …

Abstract The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission has obtained comprehensive
particle and magnetic field measurements. The Solar Wind Electron Analyzer provides …

In this paper we continue the community‐wide rigorous modern space weather model
validation efforts carried out within GEM, CEDAR and SHINE programs. In this particular …

Recent numerical simulations suggest that as soon as the Kelvin‐Helmholtz instability (KHI)
has grown nonlinearly to form a highly rolled‐up vortex, plasma mixing is inevitably …

On 3 July 2001, the four Cluster satellites traversed along the dawnside magnetospheric
flank and observed large variations in all plasma parameters. The estimated magnetopause …

We illustrate some fundamental alterations of the solar wind‐magnetosphere interaction that
occur during low Mach number solar wind. We first show that low Mach number solar wind …

The magnetopause is the key region in space for the transfer of solar wind mass,
momentum, and energy into the magnetosphere. During the last decade, our understanding …

An understanding of the transport of solar wind plasma into and throughout the terrestrial
magnetosphere is crucial to space science and space weather. For non-active periods, there …

[2] The magnetospheric boundary layer of the magnetopause has been studied extensively
[eg, Eastman and Hones, 1979; Mitchell et al., 1987]. Its presence has been related to a …