Study of bursty bulk flow events in the plasma sheet using the THEMIS satellite mission

Statistical properties of the bursty bulk flow events have been studied using the THEMIS satellite data. The criteria used for the event selection are similar to ones established by Angelopoulos et al., (JGR, 1994), however we have added more statistical tools for studying the velocity vector rotation during a single BBF event. Spatial distribution of the BBFs in the inner and outer plasma sheet for quiet and disturbed geomagnetic conditions shows that BBFs could be an inherent component of the intermittent turbulent cascade in the central plasma sheet.