A mechanism for patchy reconnection at the dayside magnetopause

Details A mechanism for patchy reconnection at the dayside magnetopause A mechanism for patchy reconnection at the dayside magnetopause

Feb 1988

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Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 15, Feb. 1988, p. 152-155. Research supported by the Chinese Academy of Scie

Physics

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Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability, Magnetic Field Reconnection, Magnetopause, Space Plasmas, Current Sheets, Daytime

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In this paper, the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability (KHI) and the tearing instability (TI) at the dayside magnetopause are examined. It is found from simulations that the development of the KH modulates the current sheet, creating separated pinched regions. The growth rate of the TI is enhanced in these pinched regions and diminished in the regions separating them. Based on these findings, it is proposed that a possible mechanism for patchy reconnection at the dayside magnetopause is the development of the KHI.

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