Physics – Plasma Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 2011
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011agufmsm41a1987c&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2011, abstract #SM41A-1987
Physics
Plasma Physics
[2723] Magnetospheric Physics / Magnetic Reconnection, [2724] Magnetospheric Physics / Magnetopause And Boundary Layers, [2784] Magnetospheric Physics / Solar Wind/Magnetosphere Interactions, [7835] Space Plasma Physics / Magnetic Reconnection
Scientific paper
Understanding the location on the dayside magnetopause where reconnection occurs as a function of solar wind conditions has long been a topic of interest because of its important implications for solar wind-magnetospheric coupling and satellite mission planning. Early discussions suggested that reconnection takes place where it is component with a uniform out-of-plane (guide) magnetic field (Sonnerup) or is nearly anti-parallel (Crooker). Recently, a new model (Swisdak and Drake) suggested that the reconnection takes place at the location where it is the most efficient. In the present work, a step towards a quantitative prediction of the reconnection location as a function of solar wind parameters is given. Magnetic field lines are draped over a model magnetosphere, and the prediction of the reconnection location can be obtained for various models. Observational implications are discussed.
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