Physics
Scientific paper
Nov 1987
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987jgr....9212425s&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 92, Nov. 1, 1987, p. 12425-12431.
Physics
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Geomagnetic Tail, Magnetic Field Reconnection, Magnetohydrodynamic Flow, Space Plasmas, Compressible Flow, Lines Of Force, Magnetic Field Configurations, Plasma Layers, Space Environment Simulation, Two Dimensional Flow
Scientific paper
Magnetic field configuration and flow pattern during near-earth reconnection are studied in a realistic two-dimensional magnetotail with two different MHD simulations: (1) reconnection is forced at a given location by a nonuniform external inflow from the high-latitude boundary and (2) reconnection is initiated at a given location by applying initially a small localized resistivity which is subsequently switched off. In both cases essentially the same sequence of events is found, namely, onset of reconnection, plasmoid formation and subsequent tailward motion of the plasmoid. The earthward flow speed during the reconnection process was studied in detail.
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