Comment on ‘Search for the magnetic neutral line in the near‐Earth plasma sheet 2. Systematic study of Imp 6 magnetic field observations’ by A. T. Y. Lui, C.‐I. Meng, and S.‐I. Akasofu

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Journal of Geophysical Research: Space PhysicsVolume 83, Issue A6 p. 2719-2720 CommentariesFree Access Comment on ‘Search for the magnetic neutral line in the near-Earth plasma sheet 2. Systematic study of Imp 6 magnetic field observations’ by A. T. Y. Lui, C.-I. Meng, and S.-I. Akasofu Michael N. Caan, Michael N. CaanSearch for more papers by this authorEdward W. Hones Jr., Edward W. Hones Jr.Search for more papers by this author Michael N. Caan, Michael N. CaanSearch for more papers by this authorEdward W. Hones Jr., Edward W. Hones Jr.Search for more papers by this author First published: 1 June 1978 https://doi.org/10.1029/JA083iA06p02719Citations: 8AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL No abstract is available for this article. References Atkinson, G., A theory of polar substorms, J. Geophys. Res., 71, 5157, 1966. Axford, W. I., H. E. Petschek, G. L. Siscoe, Tail of the magnetosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 70, 1231, 1965. Coroniti, F. V., F. L. Scarf, L. A. Frank, R. P. Lepping, Microstructure of a magnetotail fireball, Geophys. Res. Lett., 4, 219, 1977. Dessler, A. J., Magnetic merging in the magnetospheric tail, J. Geophys. Res., 73, 209, 1968. Dungey, J. W., Interplanetary magnetic field and the auroral zones, Phys. Rev. Lett., 6, 47, 1961. Hones Jr., E. W., Substorm processes in the magnetotail; Comments on ‘On hot tenuous plasmas, fireballs, and boundary layers in the earth's magnetotail’ by L. A. Frank, K. L. Ackerson, and R. P. Lepping, J. Geophys. Res., 82, 5633, 1977. Lui, A. T. Y., C.-I. Meng, S.-I. Akasofu, Search for the magnetic neutral line in the near-earth plasma sheet, 2, Systematic study of Imp 6 magnetic field observations, J. Geophys. Res., 82, 1547, 1977. McPherron, R. L., C. T. Russell, M. P. Aubry, Satellite studies of magnetospheric substorms on August 15, 1968, 9, Phenomenological model for substorms, J. Geophys. Res., 78, 3131, 1973. Nishida, A., K. Fujii, Thinning of the near-earth (10 ˜ 15 RE) plasma sheet preceding the substorm expansion phase, Planet. Space Sci., 24, 849, 1976. Pytte, T., R. L. McPherron, M. G. Kivelson, H. I. West Jr., E. W. Hones Jr., Multiple-satellite studies of magnetospheric substorms: Radial dynamics of the plasma sheet, J. Geophys. Res., 81, 5921, 1976. Schindler, K., A theory of the substorm mechanism, J. Geophys. Res., 79, 2803, 1974. Schindler, K., N. F. Ness, Internal structure of the geomagnetic neutral sheet, J. Geophys. Res., 77, 91, 1972. Schindler, K., N. F. Ness, Neutral point detection by satellites, J. Geophys. Res., 79, 5297, 1974. Speiser, T. W., Magnetospheric current sheets, Radio Sci., 811, 973, 1973. Citing Literature Volume83, IssueA61 June 1978Pages 2719-2720 ReferencesRelatedInformation