Magnetic reconnection in the terrestrial magnetosphere

Details Magnetic reconnection in the terrestrial magnetosphere Magnetic reconnection in the terrestrial magnetosphere

Jun 1986

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986aipc..144..145f&link_type=abstract

AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 144, pp. 145-156 (1986).

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Physics Of The Magnetosphere

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An overview is given of quantitative comparisons between measured phenomena in the terrestrial magnetosphere thought to be associated with magnetic reconnection, and related theoretical predictions based on Petschek's simple model. Although such a comparison cannot be comprehensive because of the extended nature of the process and the relatively few in situ multipoint measurements made to date, the agreement is impressive where comparisons have been possible. This result leaves little doubt that magnetic reconnection does indeed occur in the terrestrial magnetosphere. The maximum reconnection rate, expressed in terms of the inflow Mach number, MA, is measured to be MA=0.2+/-0.1

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