Multiscale Nature of the Magnetotail Reconnection Onset
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DOI: 10.1029/2021gl093065
Abstract: Mining of substorm magnetic field data reveals the formation of two X‐lines preceded by the flux accumulation at the tailward end of a thin current sheet (TCS). Three‐dimensional particle‐in‐cell simulations guided by these pre‐onset reconnection… read more here.
Keywords: multiscale nature; reconnection onset; magnetotail reconnection; formation two ... See more keywords