期刊
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS
卷 120, 期 4, 页码 2838-2850出版社
AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION
DOI: 10.1002/2015JA021087
关键词
magnetosheath; mirror modes; plasma waves
资金
- Grant Agency of Czech Republic [P209/12/2394]
We present the results of a statistical study of the distribution of mirror and Alfven-ion cyclotron (AIC) waves in the magnetosheath together with plasma parameters important for the stability of ULF waves, specifically ion temperature anisotropy and ion beta. Magnetosheath crossings registered by Cluster spacecraft over the course of 2years served as a basis for the statistics. For each observation we used bow shock, magnetopause, and magnetosheath flow models to identify the relative position of the spacecraft with respect to magnetosheath boundaries and local properties of the upstream shock crossing. A strong dependence of both plasma parameters and mirror/AIC wave occurrence on upstream (Bn) and M-A is identified. We analyzed a joint dependence of the same parameters on (Bn) and fractional distance between shock and magnetopause, zenith angle, and length of the flow line. Finally, the occurrence of mirror and AIC modes was compared against the respective instability thresholds. We noted that AIC waves occurred nearly exclusively under mirror stable conditions. This is interpreted in terms of different characters of nonlinear saturation of the two modes.
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