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Low-frequency magnetic field fluctuations in Venus' solar wind interaction region: Venus Express observations [PDF]

Annales Geophysicae, 2010
We investigate wave properties of low-frequency magnetic field fluctuations in Venus' solar wind interaction region based on the measurements made on board the Venus Express spacecraft.
L. Guicking, K.-H. Glassmeier, K.-H. Glassmeier, H.-U. Auster, M. Delva, U. Motschmann, U. Motschmann, Y. Narita, T. L. Zhang   +8 more
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Magnetic Fluctuations and Turbulence in the Venus Magnetosheath and Wake

, 2008
Recent research has shown that distinct physical regions in the Venusian induced magnetosphere are recognizable from the variations of strength and of wave/fluctuation activity of the magnetic field.
Amerstorfer, Barabash, Biernat, D'Agostino, K. Kudela, Luhmann, Luhmann, M. Delva, M. P. Leubner, M. Volwerk, Russell, Spreiter, T. L. Zhang, Terada, Volwerk, Vörös, Vörös, Vörös, W. Baumjohann, Z. Vörös, Zhang, Zhang   +21 more
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Simultaneous Compressive Kinetic‐Scale Fluctuations and Second‐Harmonic Proton Cyclotron Waves Inside a Martian Magnetosheath Structure

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 8, 28 April 2026.
Abstract Mars directly interacts with the solar wind and hosts a complex plasma‐wave environment. Using MAVEN observations, we identify an event in the dusk‐side Martian magnetosheath where strongly compressive sub‐cyclotron kinetic‐scale fluctuations coexist with second‐harmonic proton cyclotron waves (PCWs).
Jintian Yang, Song Fu, Xiaotong Yun, Taifeng Jin, Hui Zhang, Shuyue Pang, Yuequn Lou, Longfei Jia, Yibin Zhao, Yi Qin, Binbin Ni   +10 more
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Electron Dynamics in Magnetosheath Mirror‐Mode Structures [PDF]

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 2018
AbstractMirror‐mode structures are widely observed in space plasma environments. Although plasma features within the structures have been extensively investigated in theoretical models and numerical simulations, relatively few observational studies have been made, due to a lack of high‐cadence measurements of particle distributions in previous space ...
S. T. Yao, Q. Q. Shi, J. Liu, Z. H. Yao, R. L. Guo, N. Ahmadi, A. W. Degeling, Q. G. Zong, X. G. Wang, A. M. Tian, C. T. Russell, H. S. Fu, Z. Y. Pu, S. Y. Fu, H. Zhang, W. J. Sun, L. Li, C. J. Xiao, Y. Y. Feng, B. L. Giles   +19 more
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Evolution of Magnetospheric Boundary Layers Under the 10 May 2024 ICME Impact

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 8, 28 April 2026.
Abstract On 10 May 2024, an interplanetary coronal mass ejection‐driven shock impacted the dayside magnetopause, compressing it to ∼5 RE. A northward interplanetary magnetic field suppressed dayside reconnection and allowed a clear investigation of the magnetosphere response.
Sheng Li, Gilbert Pi, Zdeněk Němeček, Jana Šafránková, Trevor W. Leonard, Yang‐Yi Sun   +5 more
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Three-dimensional Global Hybrid Simulation of Magnetosheath Jets at Mercury

The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Plasma high-speed jets are common in Earth’s magnetosheath, and they significantly perturb the magnetosheath and affect the magnetosphere. The space environment of Mercury, characterized by the bow shock, magnetosheath, and magnetosphere, shares many ...
Jin Guo, San Lu, Quanming Lu, Junyi Ren, Jiuqi Ma, James A. Slavin, Weijie Sun, Jun Zhong, Xinliang Gao, Rajkumar Hajra, Rongsheng Wang   +10 more
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Observations of the Magnetopause Reconnection Ion Diffusion Region With High‐Density O+ Ions During the May 2024 Superstorm

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 8, 28 April 2026.
Abstract Based on high‐resolution measurements from NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale mission (MMS), we present the first direct observation of an ion diffusion region (IDR) with high number density O+ ions within dayside magnetopause reconnection during the May 2024 superstorm. The O+ ion density reaches a high value of ∼3.3 cm−3.
Anxin Zhang, Suping Duan, Lei Dai, Yuntian Hou, Yong Ren, Chi Wang, S. A. Fuselier, C. Philippe Escoubet, James L. Burch   +8 more
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The Structure of Martian Magnetosphere at the Dayside Terminator Region as Observed on MAVEN Spacecraft

, 2018
We analyzed 44 passes of the MAVEN spacecraft through the magnetosphere, arranged by the angle between electric field vector and the projection of spacecraft position radius vector in the YZ plane in MSE coordinate system (${\theta}$ E ). All passes were
DiBraccio, G. A., Dubinin, E. M., Ermakov, V. N., Halekas, J., McFadden, J., Shuvalov, S. D., Vaisberg, O. L., Zelenyi, L. M.   +7 more
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ULF waves in the low‐latitude boundary layer and their relationship to magnetospheric pulsations: A multisatellite observation [PDF]

, 1991
On April 30 (day 120), 1985, the magnetosphere was compressed at 0923 UT and the subsolar magnetopause remained near 7 REgeocentric for ∼2 hours, during which the four spacecraft Spacecraft Charging At High Altitude (SCATHA), GOES 5, GOES 6, and Active ...
Allan, Anderson, Anderson, Atkinson, Aubry, Bryant, Burch, Chen, Collin, Couzens, Cummings, Cummings, David G. Sibeck, Dungey, Eastman, Engebretson, Fairfield, Fairfield, Fairfield, Farrugia, Farrugia, Fennell, Greenstadt, Greenwald, Grubb, Hardy, Hardy, Harlan E. Spence, Hasegawa, Hones, Iijima, Inhester, Kazue Takahashi, Kivelson, Klumpar, Lanzerotti, Lassen, Ledley, Lee, Lee, Lopez, McEntire, Mead, Mitchell, Miura, Newell, Nourry, Ogilvie, Ogilvie, Ong, Patrick T. Newell, Potemra, Potemra, Poulter, Radoski, Radoski, Rezeau, Sckopke, Sckopke, Sharp, Sibeck, Sibeck, Sibeck, Sibeck, Song, Southwood, Southwood, Southwood, Southwood, Sugiura, Takahashi, Takahashi, Takahashi, Takahashi, Walker, Walker, Wolfe, Wolfe   +77 more
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Magnetopause Boundary Layers in Low Mach CME‐Driven Storm Environment

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 8, 28 April 2026.
Abstract Magnetopause boundary layers (BLs) play an important role mediating plasma and energy exchange between the solar wind/magnetosheath and Earth's magnetosphere. Energy exchange across the magnetopause is enhanced during storms, yet little work has been done investigating BLs during storms.
Rachel C. Rice, Li‐Jen Chen, Tai Phan, Brandon L. Burkholder, Stephen A. Fuselier, Roman Gomez, Cristian P. Ferradas, Jason M. H. Beedle, Megha Pandya   +8 more
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