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Article: Plasma Sheet Pressure Variations in the Near-Earth Magnetotail During Substorm Growth Phase: THEMIS Observations

TitlePlasma Sheet Pressure Variations in the Near-Earth Magnetotail During Substorm Growth Phase: THEMIS Observations
Authors
Keywordselectron pressure
enhanced equatorial convection
plasma sheet pressure
substorm growth phase
Issue Date2017
Citation
Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 2017, v. 122, n. 12, p. 12212-12228 How to Cite?
AbstractWe investigate the plasma sheet pressure variations in the near-Earth magnetotail (radius distance, R, from 7.5 RE to 12 RE and magnetic local time, MLT, from 18:00 to 06:00) during substorm growth phase with Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms (THEMIS) observations. It is found that, during the substorm growth phase, about 39.4% (76/193) of the selected events display a phenomenon of equatorial plasma pressure (Peq) decrease. The occurrence rates of Peq decrease cases are higher in the dawn (04:00 to 06:00) and dusk (18:00 to 20:00) flanks (> 50%) than in the midnight region (20:00 to 04:00, < 40%). The mean values of the maximum percentages of Peq decrease during the substorm growth phases are larger in the dawn and dusk flanks (~ −20%) than in the midnight region (~ > −16%). The mean value of Peq increase percentages at the end of substorm growth phase is the highest (~ 40%) in the premidnight MLT bin (22:00 to 00:00) and is almost unchanged in the dawn and dusk flanks. Further investigations show that 13.0% of the events have more than 10% of Peq decrease at the end of substorm growth phase comparing to the value before the growth phase, and ~ 28.0% of the events have small changes (< 10%), and ~ 59.0% events have a more than 10% increase. This study also reveals the importance of electron pressure (Pe) in the variation of Peq in the substorm growth phase. The Pe variations often account for more than 50% of the Peq changes, and the ratios of Pe to ion pressure often display large variations (~ 50%). Among the investigated events, during the growth phase, an enhanced equatorial plasma convection flow is observed, which diverges in the midnight tail region and propagates azimuthally toward the dayside magnetosphere with velocity of ~ 20 km/s. It is proposed that the Peq decreases in the near-Earth plasma sheet during the substorm growth phase may be due to the transport of closed magnetic flux toward the dayside magnetosphere driven by dayside magnetopause reconnection. Both solar wind and ionospheric conductivity effects may influence the distributions of occurrence rates for Peq decrease events and the Peq increase percentages in the investigated region.
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dc.contributor.authorSun, W. J.-
dc.contributor.authorFu, S. Y.-
dc.contributor.authorWei, Y.-
dc.contributor.authorYao, Z. H.-
dc.contributor.authorRong, Z. J.-
dc.contributor.authorZhou, X. Z.-
dc.contributor.authorSlavin, J. A.-
dc.contributor.authorWan, W. X.-
dc.contributor.authorZong, Q. G.-
dc.contributor.authorPu, Z. Y.-
dc.contributor.authorShi, Q. Q.-
dc.contributor.authorShen, X. C.-
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-20T06:48:43Z-
dc.date.available2023-10-20T06:48:43Z-
dc.date.issued2017-
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 2017, v. 122, n. 12, p. 12212-12228-
dc.identifier.issn2169-9380-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/334520-
dc.description.abstractWe investigate the plasma sheet pressure variations in the near-Earth magnetotail (radius distance, R, from 7.5 RE to 12 RE and magnetic local time, MLT, from 18:00 to 06:00) during substorm growth phase with Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms (THEMIS) observations. It is found that, during the substorm growth phase, about 39.4% (76/193) of the selected events display a phenomenon of equatorial plasma pressure (Peq) decrease. The occurrence rates of Peq decrease cases are higher in the dawn (04:00 to 06:00) and dusk (18:00 to 20:00) flanks (> 50%) than in the midnight region (20:00 to 04:00, < 40%). The mean values of the maximum percentages of Peq decrease during the substorm growth phases are larger in the dawn and dusk flanks (~ −20%) than in the midnight region (~ > −16%). The mean value of Peq increase percentages at the end of substorm growth phase is the highest (~ 40%) in the premidnight MLT bin (22:00 to 00:00) and is almost unchanged in the dawn and dusk flanks. Further investigations show that 13.0% of the events have more than 10% of Peq decrease at the end of substorm growth phase comparing to the value before the growth phase, and ~ 28.0% of the events have small changes (< 10%), and ~ 59.0% events have a more than 10% increase. This study also reveals the importance of electron pressure (Pe) in the variation of Peq in the substorm growth phase. The Pe variations often account for more than 50% of the Peq changes, and the ratios of Pe to ion pressure often display large variations (~ 50%). Among the investigated events, during the growth phase, an enhanced equatorial plasma convection flow is observed, which diverges in the midnight tail region and propagates azimuthally toward the dayside magnetosphere with velocity of ~ 20 km/s. It is proposed that the Peq decreases in the near-Earth plasma sheet during the substorm growth phase may be due to the transport of closed magnetic flux toward the dayside magnetosphere driven by dayside magnetopause reconnection. Both solar wind and ionospheric conductivity effects may influence the distributions of occurrence rates for Peq decrease events and the Peq increase percentages in the investigated region.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics-
dc.subjectelectron pressure-
dc.subjectenhanced equatorial convection-
dc.subjectplasma sheet pressure-
dc.subjectsubstorm growth phase-
dc.titlePlasma Sheet Pressure Variations in the Near-Earth Magnetotail During Substorm Growth Phase: THEMIS Observations-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.description.naturelink_to_subscribed_fulltext-
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/2017JA024603-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85037988113-
dc.identifier.volume122-
dc.identifier.issue12-
dc.identifier.spage12212-
dc.identifier.epage12228-
dc.identifier.eissn2169-9402-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000422735500036-

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