Remote estimation of reconnection parameters in the Earth's magnetotail: model and observations

We develop a method to estimate the reconnected magnetic flux and the location of the reconnection site using properties of magnetic field and plasma velocity disturbances in the regions surrounding the reconnection plasma flow. Our analysis is based on a 3-D non-steady reconnection model with...

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Main Authors: A. Alexandrova, R. Nakamura, V. S. Semenov, I. V. Kubyshkin, S. Apatenkov, E. V. Panov, D. Korovinskiy, H. Biernat, W. Baumjohann, K.-H. Glassmeier, J. P. McFadden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-12-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/30/1727/2012/angeo-30-1727-2012.pdf