IMF B y influence on fast earthward convection flows in the near-lunar magnetotail
Abstract This study investigates the effects of non-zero IMF B y on the magnetotail B y and fast earthward ion convection (V ⊥ > 200 km/s, "⊥" indicates perpendicular to the magnetic field) in the near-lunar magnetotail plasma sheet using the plasma parameters and magnetic field detecte...
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| author | T. C. Liu T. Pitkänen S. Nilsson A. Kullen J.-S. Park M. Hamrin W. S. Shang H. Z. Wang S. T. Yao |
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| description | Abstract This study investigates the effects of non-zero IMF B y on the magnetotail B y and fast earthward ion convection (V ⊥ > 200 km/s, "⊥" indicates perpendicular to the magnetic field) in the near-lunar magnetotail plasma sheet using the plasma parameters and magnetic field detected by the ARTEMIS (Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence, and Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction with the Sun) P1 satellite during the period 2011–2022. We find that the magnetotail B y with in the same direction as IMF B y dominates the entire region. The IMF B y influence is hemisphere-independent, but shows a dusk-dawn asymmetry with the IMF B y effect being weaker in the premidnight region than in the postmidnight region. We also find that the IMF B y influence on earthward fast convection results in an interhemispheric flow asymmetry and it is highly correlated with the direction of magnetotail B y. The statistical results indicate that occasionally localized dynamics can have a significant effect on magnetotail B y and V ⊥. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0ffd81fd62ee4144a6ded11b24698c8d2025-02-09T12:40:03ZengSpringerOpenGeoscience Letters2196-40922025-02-0112111010.1186/s40562-025-00379-5IMF B y influence on fast earthward convection flows in the near-lunar magnetotailT. C. Liu0T. Pitkänen1S. Nilsson2A. Kullen3J.-S. Park4M. Hamrin5W. S. Shang6H. Z. Wang7S. T. Yao8Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong UniversityShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong UniversityDepartment of Physics, Umeå UniversitySpace and Plasma Physics, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Royal Institute of TechnologyShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong UniversityDepartment of Physics, Umeå UniversityShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong UniversityShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong UniversityShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong UniversityAbstract This study investigates the effects of non-zero IMF B y on the magnetotail B y and fast earthward ion convection (V ⊥ > 200 km/s, "⊥" indicates perpendicular to the magnetic field) in the near-lunar magnetotail plasma sheet using the plasma parameters and magnetic field detected by the ARTEMIS (Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence, and Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction with the Sun) P1 satellite during the period 2011–2022. We find that the magnetotail B y with in the same direction as IMF B y dominates the entire region. The IMF B y influence is hemisphere-independent, but shows a dusk-dawn asymmetry with the IMF B y effect being weaker in the premidnight region than in the postmidnight region. We also find that the IMF B y influence on earthward fast convection results in an interhemispheric flow asymmetry and it is highly correlated with the direction of magnetotail B y. The statistical results indicate that occasionally localized dynamics can have a significant effect on magnetotail B y and V ⊥.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40562-025-00379-5 |
| spellingShingle | T. C. Liu T. Pitkänen S. Nilsson A. Kullen J.-S. Park M. Hamrin W. S. Shang H. Z. Wang S. T. Yao IMF B y influence on fast earthward convection flows in the near-lunar magnetotail Geoscience Letters |
| title | IMF B y influence on fast earthward convection flows in the near-lunar magnetotail |
| title_full | IMF B y influence on fast earthward convection flows in the near-lunar magnetotail |
| title_fullStr | IMF B y influence on fast earthward convection flows in the near-lunar magnetotail |
| title_full_unstemmed | IMF B y influence on fast earthward convection flows in the near-lunar magnetotail |
| title_short | IMF B y influence on fast earthward convection flows in the near-lunar magnetotail |
| title_sort | imf b y influence on fast earthward convection flows in the near lunar magnetotail |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40562-025-00379-5 |
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