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Bifurcated Current Sheet Observed on the Boundary of Kelvin-Helmholtz Vortices
Hwang, K.-J.; Dokgo, K.; Choi, E.; Burch, J.L.; Sibeck, D.G.; Giles, B.L.; Norgren, Astrid Elisabet Cecilia; Nakamura, T.K.M.; Graham, D.B.; Khotyaintsev, Y.; Shi, Q.Q.; Gershman, D.J.; Pollock, C.J.; Ergun, R.E.; Torbert, R.B.; Russell, C.T.; Strangeway, R.J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)On May 5, 2017 MMS observed a bifurcated current sheet at the boundary of Kelvin-Helmholtz vortices (KHVs) developed on the dawnside tailward magnetopause. We use the event to enhance our understanding of the formation and ...