From June 1, 2004 to October 31, 2006, a total 465 high-speed flow events are observed by the TC-1 satellite in the near-Earth
region (−13
R
E <
x < −9
R
E, |
Y|<10
R
E, |
Z|<5
R
E). Based on the angle between the flow and the magnetic field, the high-speed flow events are further divided into two types,
that is, field-aligned high-speed flow (FAHF) in the plasma sheet boundary and convective bursty bulk flow (BBF) in the center
plasma sheet. Among the total 465 high-speed flow events, there are 371 FAHFs, and 94 BBFs. The CHF are mainly concentrated
in the plasma sheet, the intersection angle between the flow and the magnetic field is larger, the magnetic field intensity
is relatively weak. The FHF are mainly distributed near the boundary layer of the plasma sheet, the intersection angle between
the flow and magnetic field is smaller, and the magnetic field intensity is relatively strong. The convective BBFs have an
important effect on the substorm.
Keywords high-speed flow - convective high-speed flow - field-aligned high-speed flow - bursty bulk flow - plasma sheet
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 40704031, 40620130094 and 40536030)