Studies of magnetotail dynamics and energy evolution during substorms using MHD simulations

• Published in: Annales Geophysicae
• Main Authors: S. Brogl, R. E. Lopez, M. Wiltberger, H. K. Rassoul
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2009
• Subjects: Science; Q; Physics; QC1-999; Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; Canada; Canopus; Greenland; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-27-1717-2009; https://doaj.org/article/ba958b5a3de144a9ab2371b74d8c47c7

We examine the distribution and propagation of energy in the plasma sheet and lobes using observations and simulations for three substorms. The substorms occurred on 9 March 1995, 10 December 1996, and 27 August 2001 and have been simulated using the Lyon-Fedder-Mobarry magneto-hydrodynamic code. Al...