Prediction of Axial Asymmetry in Jovian Magnetopause Reconnection

Abstract We show the possible existence of a significant axial asymmetry in the reconnection separator at the Jovian magnetopause using first‐principle, physics‐based global simulations. Under eastward interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) conditions near Jupiter's orbit, reconnection occurs at t...

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Main Authors: Junjie Chen, Binzheng Zhang, Dong Lin, Peter A. Delamere, Zhonghua Yao, Oliver Brambles, Kareem A. Sorathia, Viacheslav G. Merkin, John G. Lyon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-05-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL102577