A theory of patchy and intermittent reconnections for magnetospheric flux transfer events

Details A theory of patchy and intermittent reconnections for magnetospheric flux transfer events A theory of patchy and intermittent reconnections for magnetospheric flux transfer events

Jun 1988

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988jgr....93.5613k&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 93, June 1, 1988, p. 5613-5623.

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Current Sheets, Earth Magnetosphere, Magnetic Field Reconnection, Magnetic Flux, Atmospheric Models, Daytime, Electric Fields, Magnetohydrodynamic Stability, Magnetopause

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This paper presents a three-dimensional reconnection theory based on the three-dimensional tearing instability coupled with the component reconnection hypothesis. It is shown that the elbow-shaped flux transfer events (FTEs) proposed by Russell and Elphic (1979) are produced by a combination of the three-dimensional instability process and the component reconnection process on the dayside magnetopause. It is proposed that the FTE reconnection sites are determined by a particular normal mode of three-dimensional tearing on the magnetopause, while the reconnection electric field at each reconnection site is determined by the component reconnection driven by the solar wind.

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