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SPACE SCIENCE REVIEWS
Volume 141, Issue 1-4, Pages 477-508Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-008-9433-1
Keywords
THEMIS; Magnetosphere; Magnetopause; Bow shock; Instrument performance
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- NASA [NAS5-02099]
- Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt [50QP0402]
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Early observations by the THEMIS ESA plasma instrument have revealed new details of the dayside magnetosphere. As an introduction to THEMIS plasma data, this paper presents observations of plasmaspheric plumes, ionospheric ion outflows, field line resonances, structure at the low latitude boundary layer, flux transfer events at the magnetopause, and wave and particle interactions at the bow shock. These observations demonstrate the capabilities of the plasma sensors and the synergy of its measurements with the other THEMIS experiments. In addition, the paper includes discussions of various performance issues with the ESA instrument such as sources of sensor background, measurement limitations, and data formatting problems. These initial results demonstrate successful achievement of all measurement objectives for the plasma instrument.
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