Compressional Pc5 pulsations as sloshing in the plasma sheet

Authors
Vaivads, A Haerendel, G Baumjohann, W Nakamura, R Kucharek, H Georgescu, E Klecker, B Kistler, LM
Citation
A. Vaivads et al., Compressional Pc5 pulsations as sloshing in the plasma sheet, J GEO R-S P, 105(A10), 2000, pp. 23287-23292
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS
ISSN journal
21699380 → ACNP
Volume
105
Issue
A10
Year of publication
2000
Pages
23287 - 23292
Database
ISI
SICI code
0148-0227(20001001)105:A10<23287:CPPASI>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
In the morningside plasma sheet close to the equatorial plane, satellites o ften observe magnetic field amplitude variations an timescales of several m inutes (Pc5 range). Here we present an event study which shows that in some cases these variations can be a result of magnetospheric regions with diff erent magnetic field amplitudes sloshing back and forth past the satellite. The sloshing is caused by toroidal Alfven oscillations.