Comparison of Magnetospheric Multiscale ion jet signatures with predicted reconnection site locations at the magnetopause
Abstract Magnetic reconnection at the Earth's magnetopause is the primary process by which solar wind plasma and energy gains access to the magnetosphere. One indication that magnetic reconnection is occurring is the observation of accelerated plasma as a jet tangential to the magnetopause. The...
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| author | S. M. Petrinec J. L. Burch S. A. Fuselier R. G. Gomez W. Lewis K. J. Trattner R. Ergun B. Mauk C. J. Pollock C. Schiff R. J. Strangeway C. T. Russell T.‐D. Phan D. Young |
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| description | Abstract Magnetic reconnection at the Earth's magnetopause is the primary process by which solar wind plasma and energy gains access to the magnetosphere. One indication that magnetic reconnection is occurring is the observation of accelerated plasma as a jet tangential to the magnetopause. The direction of ion jets along the magnetopause surface as observed by the Fast Plasma Instrument (FPI) and the Hot Plasma Composition Analyzer (HPCA) instrument on board the recently launched Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) set of spacecraft is examined. For those cases where ion jets are clearly discerned, the direction of origin compares well statistically with the predicted location of magnetic reconnection using convected solar wind observations in conjunction with the Maximum Magnetic Shear model. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0cd4d3395d6d4deab0039f7838fe0ef32025-08-20T01:50:59ZengWileyGeophysical Research Letters0094-82761944-80072016-06-0143125997600410.1002/2016GL069626Comparison of Magnetospheric Multiscale ion jet signatures with predicted reconnection site locations at the magnetopauseS. M. Petrinec0J. L. Burch1S. A. Fuselier2R. G. Gomez3W. Lewis4K. J. Trattner5R. Ergun6B. Mauk7C. J. Pollock8C. Schiff9R. J. Strangeway10C. T. Russell11T.‐D. Phan12D. Young13Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center Palo Alto California USASouthwest Research Institute San Antonio Texas USASouthwest Research Institute San Antonio Texas USASouthwest Research Institute San Antonio Texas USASouthwest Research Institute San Antonio Texas USALaboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics University of Colorado Boulder Boulder Colorado USALaboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics University of Colorado Boulder Boulder Colorado USAJohns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Laurel Maryland USANASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt Maryland USANASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt Maryland USAUniversity of California Los Angeles California USAUniversity of California Los Angeles California USASpace Sciences Laboratory University of California Berkeley California USASouthwest Research Institute San Antonio Texas USAAbstract Magnetic reconnection at the Earth's magnetopause is the primary process by which solar wind plasma and energy gains access to the magnetosphere. One indication that magnetic reconnection is occurring is the observation of accelerated plasma as a jet tangential to the magnetopause. The direction of ion jets along the magnetopause surface as observed by the Fast Plasma Instrument (FPI) and the Hot Plasma Composition Analyzer (HPCA) instrument on board the recently launched Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) set of spacecraft is examined. For those cases where ion jets are clearly discerned, the direction of origin compares well statistically with the predicted location of magnetic reconnection using convected solar wind observations in conjunction with the Maximum Magnetic Shear model.https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL069626magnetopausereconnectionion jetsaccelerated flows |
| spellingShingle | S. M. Petrinec J. L. Burch S. A. Fuselier R. G. Gomez W. Lewis K. J. Trattner R. Ergun B. Mauk C. J. Pollock C. Schiff R. J. Strangeway C. T. Russell T.‐D. Phan D. Young Comparison of Magnetospheric Multiscale ion jet signatures with predicted reconnection site locations at the magnetopause Geophysical Research Letters magnetopause reconnection ion jets accelerated flows |
| title | Comparison of Magnetospheric Multiscale ion jet signatures with predicted reconnection site locations at the magnetopause |
| title_full | Comparison of Magnetospheric Multiscale ion jet signatures with predicted reconnection site locations at the magnetopause |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of Magnetospheric Multiscale ion jet signatures with predicted reconnection site locations at the magnetopause |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of Magnetospheric Multiscale ion jet signatures with predicted reconnection site locations at the magnetopause |
| title_short | Comparison of Magnetospheric Multiscale ion jet signatures with predicted reconnection site locations at the magnetopause |
| title_sort | comparison of magnetospheric multiscale ion jet signatures with predicted reconnection site locations at the magnetopause |
| topic | magnetopause reconnection ion jets accelerated flows |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL069626 |
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