Coupling between Mercury and its nightside magnetosphere: Crossâtail current sheet asymmetry and substorm current wedge formation
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DOI: 10.1002/2017ja024266
Abstract: We analyzed MESSENGER magnetic field and plasma measurements taken during 319 crossings of Mercury's cross-tail current sheet. We found that the measured BZ in the current sheet is higher on the dawn-side than the dusk-side… read more here.
Keywords: tail current; cross tail; current sheet; mercury ... See more keywords