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"Dynamics and structure of the Earth's magnetotail in its interaction with the interplanetary magnetic field"

A. Petrukovich (IKI)

Abstract:

Dynamics of the Earth's magnetosphere is basically determined by the electromagnetic interaction with the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF), containing only few percent of the full solar wind energy. The research is based on the data from Interball, Geotail, Cluster and other projects for 1995-2001 years, taken in the magnetotail. We investigate the structure of global convection under northern and southern IMF, dependence of substorm strength on solar wind parameters. Localization of the substorm onset in the tail and the problem of general stability of the plasma sheet are also discussed