@inproceedings{Cornilleau-Wehrlin:2006,
author = {Cornilleau-Wehrlin, N and Attié, D and Belraont, G and Rezeau, L and Robert, P and Alleyne, HSC and Yearby, K and Balogh, A and Carr, C},
pages = {191--197},
title = {Comparison of ulf waves at magnetopause crossings at different latitudes, as seen by the cluster and double star staff experiments},
year = {2006}
}

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AB  - Strong ULF wave activity has been observed at magnetopause crossings since a long time. Those turbulent like waves are possibly one of the contributors to particle penetration from the Solar Wind to the Magnetosphere through the magnetopause. STAFF Wave experiments onboard Cluster and Double Star TC1 spacecraft permit the comparison of those waves during coordinated crossings, at the same local time, but at different latitude, the TC1 Double Star orbit being nearly equatorial and the Cluster one polar. From a first analysis of simultaneous Cluster and DSP data sets in the first half of year 2004, 21 coordinated magnetopause crossings have been identified, i.e. within less than 3 hours, out of which 16 are within one hour time delay. Some characteristics of the ULF wave data in the vicinity of these crossings are compared, as wave power and frequency spectra power law. Similarities and differences are discussed at the light of solar wind parameters, latitude, local time or time delay between the crossings. These results first confirm the relation between the solar wind pressure and the ULF wave power. They indicate that in most of the cases, the wave power measured by Double Star is stronger than the one measured by the Cluster spacecraft., whereas no local time dependence has been found. If those first results were to be confirmed, it could imply a predominant role of the equatorial plane in the solar wind/ magnetosphere coupling via ULF wave turbulence, with no preference for the sub-solar region.
AU  - Cornilleau-Wehrlin,N
AU  - Attié,D
AU  - Belraont,G
AU  - Rezeau,L
AU  - Robert,P
AU  - Alleyne,HSC
AU  - Yearby,K
AU  - Balogh,A
AU  - Carr,C
EP  - 197
PY  - 2006///
SN  - 0379-6566
SP  - 191
TI  - Comparison of ulf waves at magnetopause crossings at different latitudes, as seen by the cluster and double star staff experiments
ER  - 

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