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Evidence for a flux transfer event generated by multiple X-line reconnection at the magnetopause by Hasegawa, H., Wang, J., Dunlop, M. W., Pu, Z. Y., Zhang, Q.-H., Lavraud, B., Taylor, M. G. G. T., Constantinescu, O. D., Berchem, J., Angelopoulos, V., McFadden, J. P., Frey, H. U., Panov, E. V., Volwerk, M., Bogdanova, Y. V.

“…Magnetic flux transfer events (FTEs) are signatures of unsteady magnetic reconnection, often observed at planetary magnetopauses. Their generation mechanism, a…”
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Alternative interpretation of results from Kelvin-Helmholtz vortex identification criteria by Plaschke, F., Taylor, M. G. G. T., Nakamura, R.

“…Observations of lower density, faster than sheath (LDFTS) plasma at the magnetopause are believed to be specific to rolled‐up vortices generated by the…”
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Asymmetry of magnetosheath flows and magnetopause shape during low Alfvén Mach number solar wind by Lavraud, B., Larroque, E., Budnik, E., Génot, V., Borovsky, J. E., Dunlop, M. W., Foullon, C., Hasegawa, H., Jacquey, C., Nykyri, K., Ruffenach, A., Taylor, M. G. G. T., Dandouras, I., Rème, H.

“…Previous works have emphasized the significant influence of the solar wind Alfvén Mach number (MA) on magnetospheric dynamics. Here we report statistical,…”
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Three-dimensional magnetic flux rope structure formed by multiple sequential X-line reconnection at the magnetopause by Zhong, J., Pu, Z. Y., Dunlop, M. W., Bogdanova, Y. V., Wang, X. G., Xiao, C. J., Guo, R. L., Hasegawa, H., Raeder, J., Zhou, X. Z., Angelopoulos, V., Zong, Q. G., Fu, S. Y., Xie, L., Taylor, M. G. G. T., Shen, C., Berchem, J., Zhang, Q. H., Volwerk, M., Eastwood, J. P.

“…On 14 June 2007, four Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms spacecraft observed a flux transfer event (FTE) on the dayside…”
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Observations of magnetic flux ropes during magnetic reconnection in the Earth's magnetotail by BORG, A. L, TAYLOR, M. G. G. T, EASTWOOD, J. P

“…We present an investigation of magnetic flux ropes observed by the four Cluster spacecraft during periods of magnetic reconnection in the Earth's magnetotail…”
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Spatial Distribution of Rolled up Kelvin-Helmholtz Vortices at Earth's Dayside and Flank Magnetopause by Taylor, M. G. G. T., Hasegawa, H., Lavraud, B., Phan, T., Escoubet, C. P., Dunlop, M. W., Bogdanova, Y. V., Borg, A. L., Volwerk, M., Berchem, J., Constantinescu, O. D., Eastwood, J. P., Masson, A., Laakso, H., Soucek, J., Fazakerley, A. N., Frey, H. U., Panov, E. V., Shen, C., Shi, J. K., Sibeck, D. G., Pu, Z. Y., Wang, J., Wild, J. A.

“…The Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability (KHI) can drive waves at the magnetopause. These waves can grow to form rolled-up vortices and facilitate transfer of plasma…”
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Sources of electron pitch angle anisotropy in the magnetotail plasmasheet by Walsh, Andrew P, Fazakerley, AN, syth, C, Owen, C J, Taylor, MGGT, Rae, I J

“…We survey the properties of electron pitch angle distributions in the magnetotail plasma sheet at a distance between 15 and 19 RE from the Earth, using data…”
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Characteristics of the magnetosheath electron boundary layer under northward interplanetary magnetic field: Implications for high-latitude reconnection by Lavraud, B., Thomsen, M. F., Taylor, M. G. G. T., Wang, Y. L., Phan, T. D., Schwartz, S. J., Elphic, R. C., Fazakerley, A., Rème, H., Balogh, A.

“…We analyze Cluster data to explore the statistical properties of the magnetosheath electron boundary layer, observed outside the high‐latitude dayside…”
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Cluster and Double Star multipoint observations of a plasma bubble by WALSH, A. P, FAZAKERLEY, A. N, PU, Z, SHEN, C, SHI, J, TAYLOR, M. G. G. T, LUCEK, E, ZHANG, T. L, DANDOURAS, I, LAHIFF, A. D, VOLWERK, M, GROCOTT, A, DUNLOP, M. W, LUI, A. T. Y, KISTLER, L. M, LESTER, M, MOUIKIS, C

“…Depleted flux tubes, or plasma bubbles, are one possible explanation of bursty bulk flows, which are transient high speed flows thought to be responsible for a…”
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Observation of three distinct ion populations at the Kelvin-Helmholtz-unstable magnetopause by TAYLOR, M. G. G. T, LAVRAUD, B

“…We report Double Star spacecraft observations of the dusk-flank magnetopause and its boundary layer under predominantly northward interplanetary magnetic field…”
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Overlapping ion structures in the mid-altitude cusp under northward IMF: signature of dual lobe reconnection? by PITOUT, F, ESCOUBET, C. P, TAYLOR, M. G. G. T, BERCHEM, J, WALSH, A. P

“…On some rare occasions, data from the Cluster Ion Spectrometer (CIS) in the mid-altitude cusp reveal overlapping ion populations under northward interplanetary…”
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Initial results of high-latitude magnetopause and low-latitude flank flux transfer events from 3 years of Cluster observations by Wang, Y. L., Elphic, R. C., Lavraud, B., Taylor, M. G. G. T., Birn, J., Raeder, J., Russell, C. T., Kawano, H., Zong, Q.-G., Zhang, H., Zhang, X. X., Friedel, R. H.

“…We present initial results from a statistical study of Cluster multispacecraft flux transfer event (FTE) observations at the high‐latitude magnetopause and…”
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Double cusp encounter by Cluster: double cusp or motion of the cusp? by Escoubet, C. P., Berchem, J., Trattner, K. J., Pitout, F., Richard, R., Taylor, M. G. G. T., Soucek, J., Grison, B., Laakso, H., Masson, A., Dunlop, M., Dandouras, I., Reme, H., Fazakerley, A., Daly, P.

“…Modelling plasma entry in the polar cusp has been successful in reproducing ion dispersions observed in the cusp at low and mid-altitudes. The use of a…”
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Dependence of flux transfer events on solar wind conditions from 3 years of Cluster observations by Wang, Y. L., Elphic, R. C., Lavraud, B., Taylor, M. G. G. T., Birn, J., Russell, C. T., Raeder, J., Kawano, H., Zhang, X. X.

“…We investigate the dependence of Cluster high‐latitude magnetopause and low‐latitude flank flux transfer events (FTEs) on solar wind conditions using…”
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Tracing solar wind plasma entry into the magnetosphere using ion-to-electron temperature ratio by Lavraud, B., Borovsky, J. E., Génot, V., Schwartz, S. J., Birn, J., Fazakerley, A. N., Dunlop, M. W., Taylor, M. G. G. T., Hasegawa, H., Rouillard, A. P., Berchem, J., Bogdanova, Y., Constantinescu, D., Dandouras, I., Eastwood, J. P., Escoubet, C. P., Frey, H., Jacquey, C., Panov, E., Pu, Z. Y., Shen, C., Shi, J., Sibeck, D. G., Volwerk, M., Wild, J. A.

“…When the solar wind Mach number is low, typically such as in magnetic clouds, the physics of the bow shock leads to a downstream ion‐to‐electron temperature…”
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A magnetohydrodynamic model of plasma flow in the high-altitude cusp by Taylor, MGGT, Cargill, P J

“…Using a quasi-1D (self-similar) form of the magnetohydrodynamic equations, a model of the interaction of shocked magnetosheath plasma flow with an indented…”
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Electron pitch angle distribution during magnetic reconnection diffusion region observations in the Earth's magnetotail by BORG, A. L, TAYLOR, M. G. G. T, EASTWOOD, J. P

“…The Earth's magnetosphere provides an excellent laboratory for magnetic reconnection research. In particular, the magnetotail current sheet that is formed…”
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Motion of flux transfer events : a test of the Cooling model by FEAR, R. C, MILAN, S. E, FAZAKERLEY, A. N, OWEN, C. J, ASIKAINEN, T, TAYLOR, M. G. G. T, LUCEK, E. A, RKME, H, DANDOURAS, I, DALY, P. W

“…The simple model of reconnected field line motion developed by Cooling et al. (2001) has been used in several recent case studies to explain the motion of flux…”
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Cluster observations of the exterior cusp and its surrounding boundaries under northward IMF by Lavraud, B., Dunlop, M. W., Phan, T. D., Rème, H., Bosqued, J.-M., Dandouras, I., Sauvaud, J.-A., Lundin, R., Taylor, M. G. G. T., Cargill, P. J., Mazelle, C., Escoubet, C. P., Carlson, C. W., McFadden, J. P., Parks, G. K., Moebius, E., Kistler, L. M., Bavassano-Cattaneo, M.-B., Korth, A., Klecker, B., Balogh, A.

“…We have studied in detail multi‐spacecraft observations of the exterior cusp on 04 February 2001, during a steady northward Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF)…”
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Ion multi-nose structures observed by Cluster in the inner Magnetosphere by VALLAT, C, GANUSHKINA, N, DANDOURAS, I, ESCOUBET, C. P, TAYLOR, M. G. G. T, LAAKSO, H, MASSON, A, SAUVAUD, J.-A, REME, H, DALY, P

“…During the last 30 years, several magnetospheric missions have recorded the presence of narrow proton structures in the ring current region. These structures…”
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