摘要： AbstractContact discontinuities (CDs) are discontinuities that have the continuous magnetic fields linked between two sides but no plasma flow across their surfaces. Due to a lack of the CDs evidence in observations, their stable existence is still under debate. CDs are not expected to be observed because of rapid plasma diffusion along the magnetic fields across their surfaces. In this study, we propose a feasible procedure with single‐satellite data for selecting CD based on MHD jump conditions. We find two CD events, one in the solar wind and another in magnetosphere. The electron temperature is smaller than the ion temperature, and the magnetic pressure is larger than the thermal pressure in both CD events. The widths of the transition in the CD events are estimated to be 4.3 and 11.7 ion gyroradii. These two events might be CDs. Multiple spacecraft analyses are needed for further advancement in this topic. 其他題名： Geophys. Res. Lett 出版者： Washington: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 出版日期： 2014-12-16 出處： Geophysical Research Letters, 2014-12, Vol.41 (23), p.8228-8234 資源來源： Wiley Online Library 版權： 2014. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. 版權： 2015. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. 版權： Copyright Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Dec 2014 識別號： ISSN: 0094-8276 識別號： EISSN: 1944-8007 識別號： DOI: 10.1002/2014GL062342
