Numerical simulation of the expansion phase of magnetospheric substorms.

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Nov 1990

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Acta Geophys. Sin., Vol. 33, No. 6, p. 629 - 638

Physics

Magnetohydrodynamics: Numerical Simulations

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This paper is aimed at a numerical simulation of the expansion phase of magnetospheric substorms by solving viscous MHD equations in terms of a multistep implicit scheme. The numerical results show primary features of the geomagnetic tail evolution during the expansion phase of substorms. It is shown that the earthward and tailward plasma flows are caused by quasisteady reconnection. The tailward ejection of the plasmoids thins the plasma sheet and reduces the plasma density on the tailward side of the neutral line. The plasmoids on the earthward side of the neutral line move toward the earth and coalesce with the reconnection region near the earth.

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