Physics
Scientific paper
Nov 1982
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982natur.300...23r&link_type=abstract
Nature, vol. 300, Nov. 4, 1982, p. 23-26.
Physics
43
Magnetic Flux, Magnetopause, Polarity, Daytime, Geomagnetic Tail, International Sun Earth Explorer 1, International Sun Earth Explorer 2, Magnetic Equator, Magnetic Signatures, Magnetohydrodynamic Flow, Plasma Diffusion, Plasma Interactions, Solar Wind
Scientific paper
High resolution plasma and magnetic field measurements made by the ISEE 1 and 2 spacecraft have provided the first definitive observations of magnetic reconnection at the dayside boundary, occurring either as a large-scale, quasisteady process enduring on time scales of at least tens of minutes or as a transient process localized in both temporal and spatial extent. Observations of flux transfer events (FTEs) at the earth's dayside magnetopause are presented which have plasma and magnetic field signatures reversed in sign from those previously reported. These FTEs are interpreted in terms of localized and transitory reconnection with the spacecraft located south of the reconnection site. They are associated with a previously reported interval of quasisteady reconnection which is similarly located, indicating that a close physical connection exists between the two processes.
Cowley Stan W. H.
Rijnbeek Richard Philip
Russell Christopher T.
Southwood David J.
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