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On the current sheets surrounding dipolarizing flux bundles in the magnetotail: The case for wedgelets by Liu, J., Angelopoulos, V., Runov, A., Zhou, X.-Z.

“…Using Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms observations from four tail seasons, we study the three‐dimensional structure of the…”
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Average thermodynamic and spectral properties of plasma in and around dipolarizing flux bundles by Runov, A., Angelopoulos, V., Gabrielse, C., Liu, J., Turner, D. L., Zhou, X.-Z.

“…Recent observations have suggested that spatially localized flows of high‐temperature, low‐density plasma carrying a dipolarized magnetic field (dipolarizing…”
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A THEMIS multicase study of dipolarization fronts in the magnetotail plasma sheet by Runov, A., Angelopoulos, V., Zhou, X.-Z., Zhang, X.-J., Li, S., Plaschke, F., Bonnell, J.

“…We discuss results of a superposed epoch analysis of dipolarization fronts, rapid (δt < 30 s), high‐amplitude (δBz > 10 nT) increases in the northward magnetic…”
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Energetic electron response to ULF waves induced by interplanetary shocks in the outer radiation belt by Zong, Q.-G., Zhou, X.-Z., Wang, Y. F., Li, X., Song, P., Baker, D. N., Fritz, T. A., Daly, P. W., Dunlop, M., Pedersen, A.

“…Strong interplanetary shock interactions with the Earth's magnetosphere have great impacts on energetic particle dynamics in the magnetosphere. An…”
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Accelerated ions ahead of earthward propagating dipolarization fronts by Zhou, X.-Z., Angelopoulos, V., Sergeev, V. A., Runov, A.

“…We report on the evolving ion distributions associated with the arrival of an earthward propagating dipolarization front in the near‐Earth magnetotail using…”
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Electromagnetic Energy Conversion at Reconnection Fronts by Angelopoulos, V., Runov, A., Zhou, X.-Z., Turner, D. L, Kiehas, S. A., Li, S.-S., Shinohara, I.

“…Earth's magnetotail contains magnetic energy derived from the kinetic energy of the solar wind. Conversion of that energy back to particle energy ultimately…”
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Natural and human impacts on ecosystem services in Guanzhong - Tianshui economic region of China by Li, Jing, Zhou, Z. X

“…Due to the accelerated growth of society, the gaps between the capacity of ecosystems to provide services and human needs are steadily widening. Natural,…”
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Ion velocity distributions in dipolarization events: Distributions in the central plasma sheet by Birn, J., Runov, A., Zhou, X.‐Z.

“…Using combined MHD/test particle simulations, we further explore characteristic ion velocity distributions in the central plasma sheet (CPS) in relation to…”
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Multipoint observations of dipolarization front formation by magnetotail reconnection by Runov, A., Angelopoulos, V., Zhou, X.-Z.

“…We present multipoint observations of magnetotail plasma sheet dynamics during an event in which magnetic reconnection and dipolarization were observed at −16…”
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MMS observations of electron scale magnetic cavity embedded in proton scale magnetic cavity by Liu, H., Zong, Q.-G., Zhang, H., Xiao, C. J., Shi, Q. Q., Yao, S. T., He, J. S., Zhou, X.-Z., Pollock, C., Sun, W. J., Le, G., Burch, J. L., Rankin, R.

“…Magnetic cavities (sometimes referred to as magnetic holes) at electron kinetic scale are thought to be one of the extremely small intermittent structures…”
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Electron fluxes and pitch-angle distributions at dipolarization fronts: THEMIS multipoint observations by Runov, A., Angelopoulos, V., Gabrielse, C., Zhou, X.-Z., Turner, D., Plaschke, F.

“…Taking advantage of multipoint observations from a Cluster‐like Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms (THEMIS) probe…”
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Near‐Earth Reconnection Ejecta at Lunar Distances by Runov, A., Angelopoulos, V., Artemyev, A., Lu, S., Zhou, X.‐Z.

“…Near‐Earth magnetotail reconnection leads to formation of earthward and tailward directed plasma outflows with an increased north‐south magnetic field…”
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Electromagnetic Landau Resonance: MMS Observations by Liu, Z.‐Y., Zong, Q.‐G., Wang, Y.‐F., Zhou, X.‐Z., Wang, S., Li, J.‐H.

“…Theoretical analysis has revealed a specific resonance that shares the same condition as Landau resonance, but instead involves wave electromagnetic fields…”
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On the nature of precursor flows upstream of advancing dipolarization fronts by Zhou, X.-Z., Angelopoulos, V., Sergeev, V. A., Runov, A.

“…Earthward propagating dipolarization fronts, interpreted as thin, vertical current sheets that separate plasmas of different origins in the Earth's…”
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Observational evidence of ring current in the magnetosphere of Mercury by Zhao, J.-T., Zong, Q.-G., Yue, C., Sun, W.-J., Zhang, H., Zhou, X.-Z., Le, G., Rankin, R., Slavin, J. A., Raines, J. M., Liu, Y., Wei, Y.

“…The magnetic gradient and curvature drift of energetic ions can form a longitudinal electric current around a planet known as the ring current, that has been…”
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Simultaneous macroscale and microscale wave–ion interaction in near-earth space plasmas by Liu, Z.-Y., Zong, Q.-G., Rankin, R., Zhang, H., Wang, Y. F., Zhou, X.-Z., Fu, S.-Y., Yue, C., Zhu, X.-Y., Pollock, C. J., Fuselier, S. A., Le, G.

“…Identifying how energy transfer proceeds from macroscales down to microscales in collisionless plasmas is at the forefront of astrophysics and space physics…”
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Relativistic electron dynamics produced by azimuthally localized poloidal mode ULF waves: Boomerang‐shaped pitch angle evolutions by Hao, Y. X., Zong, Q.‐G., Zhou, X.‐Z., Rankin, R., Chen, X. R., Liu, Y., Fu, S. Y., Spence, H. E., Blake, J. B., Reeves, G. D.

“…We present an analysis of “boomerang‐shaped” pitch angle evolutions of outer radiation belt relativistic electrons observed by the Van Allen Probes after the…”
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Ultra-low-frequency wave-driven diffusion of radiation belt relativistic electrons by Su, Zhenpeng, Zhu, Hui, Xiao, Fuliang, Zong, Q.-G., Zhou, X.-Z., Zheng, Huinan, Wang, Yuming, Wang, Shui, Hao, Y.-X., Gao, Zhonglei, He, Zhaoguo, Baker, D. N., Spence, H. E., Reeves, G. D., Blake, J. B., Wygant, J. R.

“…Van Allen radiation belts are typically two zones of energetic particles encircling the Earth separated by the slot region. How the outer radiation belt…”
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Ion beams in the plasma sheet boundary layer by Birn, J., Hesse, M., Runov, A., Zhou, X.-Z.

“…We explore characteristics of energetic particles in the plasma sheet boundary layer associated with dipolarization events, based on simulations and…”
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A Conjunction of Pc5 ULF Waves From Spaceborne and Ground‐Based Observations by Zhao, X. X., Zong, Q.‐G., Liu, J. J., Yue, Chao, Zhou, X.‐Z., Hu, Z. J., Hu, H. Q., Liu, Z.‐Y.

“…Large scale (low wavenumber m) ultra‐low frequency (ULF) waves observed in the inner magnetosphere can propagate into the ionosphere and to the ground, which…”
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