Earthward motion of depleted flux tubes in the Earth's plasma sheet: MHD model calculations

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dc.contributor.advisorWolf, Richard A.
dc.creatorChen, Chuxin
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:00:04Z
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:00:04Z
dc.date.issued1995
dc.description.abstractA magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) theory has been developed for the motion of a thin magnetic flux tube through a two-dimensional stationary medium that is in MHD equilibrium. The flux tube is represented as a one-dimensional filament. Simple properties of the computed time development of the filament have been explored analytically, including linear intermediate and slow-mode waves and corresponding MHD shock solutions. Numerical solutions for filaments in the tail display the strong earthward flow and dipolar shapes that are characteristic of bursty bulk flows that are frequently observed in the plasma sheet of the Earth's magnetosphere.
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS SP. SCI. 1995 CHEN
dc.identifier.citationChen, Chuxin. "Earthward motion of depleted flux tubes in the Earth's plasma sheet: MHD model calculations." (1995) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/16805">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/16805</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/16805
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectAstronomy
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleEarthward motion of depleted flux tubes in the Earth's plasma sheet: MHD model calculations
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thesis.degree.departmentSpace Science
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy
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