Evidence of transient reconnection in the outflow jet of primary reconnection site

The precise mechanism for the formation of magnetic islands in the magnetotail and the subsequent evolution are still controversial. New investigations have provided the first observational evidence of secondary reconnection in the earthward outflow jet of primary reconnection in the magnetotail...

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Main Authors: R. Wang, R. Nakamura, T. Zhang, A. Du, W. Baumjohann, Q. Lu, A. N. Fazakerley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-03-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/32/239/2014/angeo-32-239-2014.pdf