Reconstruction of time-varying reconnection rate and X-line location
Remote-sensing method developed on the basis of time-dependent Petschek-type reconnection model is applied to Cluster magnetotail measurements from 8 September 2002, where a series of earthward propagating NFTEs (nightside flux transfer events) was observed. The method utilizes single-spacecraft...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2008-11-01
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Series: | Annales Geophysicae |
Online Access: | https://www.ann-geophys.net/26/3445/2008/angeo-26-3445-2008.pdf |