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New progress of Double Star-Cluster joint exploration and study

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The magnetic reconnection of magnetosphere and the magnetospheric space storms (including magnetospheric substorm, magnetic storm, magnetospheric particle storm) has long been one of the most challenging subjects in the solar-terrestrial physics. The reconnection mechanism and global triggering process of the magnetospheric space storms are still unclear up to now. Based on the Double Star Program (DSP) and Cluster joint measurements, we have observed the solar wind density hole, the component magnetic field reconnection in the magnetopause, the structures of magnetic storm ring current, global and multi-scale driven and triggering processes of magnetospheric substorm. In this paper we will briefly introduce these results.

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  1. Center for Space Science and Applied Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100080, China

    ZhenXing Liu, JinBin Cao, Chao Shen, Li Lu & LingQian Zhang

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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China: DSP-Cluster six point coordinated exploration and research (Grant No. 40620130094), Multiple temporal-spatial scale physical processes of geospace storms (Grant No. 40390150), Driven process of multiple space regions and muitiple temporal-spatial-scale of geospace Storms (Grant No. 40390151)

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Liu, Z., Pu, Z., Cao, J. et al. New progress of Double Star-Cluster joint exploration and study. Sci. China Ser. E-Technol. Sci. 51, 1565–1579 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11431-008-0267-6

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