The Cluster mission - NASA · 2001. 12. 6. · [email protected] C1/Rumba C3/Samba C2/Salsa...
Transcript of The Cluster mission - NASA · 2001. 12. 6. · [email protected] C1/Rumba C3/Samba C2/Salsa...
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The Cluster mission
C. P. Escoubet
1 ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
¥ What is Cluster?
¥ Scientists involved
¥ Science highlights
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1 ASPOC, K. Torkar, A2 CIS, H. Reme, F3 EDI, G. Paschmann, D4 FGM, A. Balogh, UK5 PEACE, A. Fazakerley, UK6 RAPID, P. Daly, D
7 DWP, H. Alleyne, UK8 EFW, M. Andre, S9 STAFF, N. Cornilleau, F10 WBD, D. Gurnett, USA11 WHISPER, P. Decreau, F
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250 scientists involved in 73 labs
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Number
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North America = 73 PI/CoIs
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Number of PIs/CoIs
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Europe = 170 PIs/CoIs
Data centerChina: 4India: 2Japan: 3
Asia:
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ClusterSpeed: 145 km/sSize = 500 km
C1C3
C2
C4
Cluster in magnetosphere Out of magnetosphere
EFW data, M. Andre, S
Waves on the magnetopause
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C1/Rumba
C3/Samba
C2/Salsa
C4/Tango
Mid-altitude polar cusp
Universal Time on 30 Aug. 2001
Cluster 4/Tango
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10 cusp
Equator Pole
CIS data, H. Reme, F
cusp
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10 Cluster 1/Rumba
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10 Cluster 3/Samba cuspcusp
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The aurora
(Photo J. Curtis, Fairbanks, Alasaka)
Black auroraG. Marklund
(Polar data L. Frank, Iowa, USA)
Auroral KilometricRadiationR. Mutel