Magnetic turbulence in the cusp region: 3D spectra and vortex cascades

Cluster satellite measurements that were carried out in the region of the altitudinal cusp in the Earth’s magnetosphere and adjacent regions were processed to yield the dynamic pattern of the 3D spectra of magnetic field oscillations in the space of wave vectors, with wave numbers ranging from 0.002 to 0.5 rad/km. The anisotropic properties of space spectra that are functions of the mean plasma parameters are studied. The role of the ion cyclotron resonances and the resonance related to the ion inertial length is shown. The vortex structures detected in the cusp and adjacent regions are described. The issue concerning in what directions turbulent energy is primarily transferred in the physical space.