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On the kinematics and thickness of the terrestrial bow shock

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    SYSNO ASEP0474649
    Document TypeA - Abstract
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    TitleOn the kinematics and thickness of the terrestrial bow shock
    Author(s) Krupařová, Oksana (UFA-U) RID, ORCID
    Krupař, Vratislav (UFA-U) RID, ORCID
    Santolík, Ondřej (UFA-U) RID, ORCID
    Souček, Jan (UFA-U) RID, ORCID
    Šafránková, J. (CZ)
    Němeček, Z. (CZ)
    Němec, F. (CZ)
    Maksimovic, M. (FR)
    Number of authors8
    Source TitleGeophysical Research Abstracts. - Göttingen : European Geosciences Union, 2017 - ISSN 1607-7962
    EGU2017-9078
    Number of pages1 s.
    Publication formOnline - E
    ActionEGU General Assembly 2017
    Event date23.04.2017 - 28.04.2017
    VEvent locationVienna
    CountryAT - Austria
    Event typeWRD
    Languageeng - English
    CountryDE - Germany
    Keywordsmagnetosphere ; solar wind ; terrestrial bow shock ; wave-particle interactions
    Subject RIVBL - Plasma and Gas Discharge Physics
    Institutional supportUFA-U - RVO:68378289
    AnnotationThe bow shock (BS) is formed due to the continuous interaction between the supersonic solar wind and the Earth’s
    magnetosphere ahead of the magnetopause. Thanks to its proximity, BS is a perfect object to study a wide range
    of phenomena related to collisionless shocks and wave-particle interactions. We have analyzed more than 500
    quasi-perpendicular BS crossings between 2001 and 2015 using data retrieved by the magnetometers aboard the
    four Cluster spacecraft. Applying a simple timing method to four-point measurement, we estimated the BS normal
    direction and velocity along this direction case by case. Next, we applied the Butterworth filter to numerical
    derivations of time-intensity profiles to estimate temporal sizes of BS magnetic ramps, and consequently spatial
    ones using obtained velocities. We have found that BS ramp scales are statistically around 50 km. We discuss
    relation between the BS ramp scales and both Alfven and magnetosonic Mach numbers.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Atmospheric Physics
    ContactKateřina Adamovičová, adamovicova@ufa.cas.cz, Tel.: 272 016 012 ; Kateřina Potužníková, kaca@ufa.cas.cz, Tel.: 272 016 019
    Year of Publishing2018
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