Virtual Poster Session: Mirror Mode Storms in the Earth’s Magnetosheath
Abstract
Mirror mode waves are common structures existing in the solar wind and in magnetospheric environments. Russell et al. (2009) and Enriquez-Rivera et al. (2013) reported the occurrence of mirror mode storms in the solar wind region observed as trains of holes and peaks in the magnetic field magnitude that can persist for hours. In this work, we report mirror mode storms observed in the Earth's magnetosheath using magnetic field and plasma data from the MMS mission. We also explore the characteristics of the storms and their possible dependencies on plasma beta and spatial location.
Virtual Poster Session: Mirror Mode Storms in the Earth’s Magnetosheath
Mirror mode waves are common structures existing in the solar wind and in magnetospheric environments. Russell et al. (2009) and Enriquez-Rivera et al. (2013) reported the occurrence of mirror mode storms in the solar wind region observed as trains of holes and peaks in the magnetic field magnitude that can persist for hours. In this work, we report mirror mode storms observed in the Earth's magnetosheath using magnetic field and plasma data from the MMS mission. We also explore the characteristics of the storms and their possible dependencies on plasma beta and spatial location.
