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Magnetic cloud boundary layer is a distinct region formed by the interaction of the magnetic cloud (MC) and the solar wind.
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Note The electron heat flux is defined as \( H = \frac{m}{2}\int {f(v)|v - V|^{2} (v - V){\text{d}}^{3} v} \). Only the asymmetry components with respect to V in f (v) will contribute to the integration, and the strahl electrons are just the asymmetry ones in VDF. So the flux variations of the strahl electrons could be reflected by the heat flux variation.
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Note All the ‘BL’ referred in Chaps. 4 and 5 indicate the front BL by default if they are not specified.
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Wang, Y. (2016). Proton and Electron Flux Variations in the Magnetic Cloud Boundary Layers. In: Magnetic Cloud Boundary Layers and Magnetic Reconnection. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48310-7_4
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