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Dynamical processes in space: Cluster results |
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C. P. Escoubet, M. G. G. T. Taylor, A. Masson, H. Laakso  , J. Volpp, M. Hapgood, M. L. Goldstein |
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Englisch
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0992-7689
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In: Annales Geophysicae ; 31, no. 6 ; Nr. 31, no. 6 (2013-06-13), S.1045-1059 |
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250019051
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/angeo-31-1045-2013.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| After 12 years of operations, the Cluster mission continues to successfully
fulfil its scientific objectives. The main goal of the Cluster mission,
comprised of four identical spacecraft, is to study in three dimensions
small-scale plasma structures in key plasma regions of the Earth's
environment: solar wind and bow shock, magnetopause, polar cusps,
magnetotail, plasmasphere and auroral zone. During the course of the
mission, the relative distance between the four spacecraft has been varied
from 20 km to 36 000 km to study the scientific regions of interest at
different scales. Since summer 2005, new multi-scale constellations have
been implemented, wherein three spacecraft (C1, C2, C3) are separated by
10 000 km, while the fourth one (C4) is at a variable distance ranging
between 20 km and 10 000 km from C3. Recent observations were conducted in
the auroral acceleration region with the spacecraft separated by 1000s km. We
present highlights of the results obtained during the last 12 years on
collisionless shocks, magnetopause waves, magnetotail dynamics,
plasmaspheric structures, and the auroral acceleration region. In addition,
we highlight Cluster results on understanding the impact of Coronal Mass
Ejections (CME) on the Earth environment. We will also present Cluster data
accessibility through the Cluster Science Data System (CSDS), and the
Cluster Active Archive (CAA), which was implemented to provide a permanent
and public archive of high resolution Cluster data from all instruments. |
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