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Conjunction of anti-parallel and component reconnection at the dayside MP: Cluster and Double Star coordinated observation on 6 April 2004

Wang, J; Pu, ZY; Fu, SY; Wang, XG; Xiao, CJ; Dunlop, MW; Wei, Y; ... Xie, L; + view all (2011) Conjunction of anti-parallel and component reconnection at the dayside MP: Cluster and Double Star coordinated observation on 6 April 2004. Geophysical Research Letters , 38 , Article L10105. 10.1029/2011GL047125. Green open access

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Abstract

Previous theoretical and simulation studies have suggested that the anti-parallel and component reconnection can occur simultaneously on the dayside magnetopause. Certain observations have also been reported to support global conjunct pattern of magnetic reconnection. Here, we show direct evidence for the conjunction of anti-parallel and component MR using coordinated observations of Double Star TC-1 and Cluster under the same IMF condition on 6 April, 2004. The global MR X-line configuration constructed is in good agreement with the "S-shape" model. Citation: Wang, J., Z. Y. Pu, S. Y. Fu, X. G. Wang, C. J. Xiao, M. W. Dunlop, Y. Wei, Y. V. Bogdanova, Q. G. Zong, and L. Xie (2011), Conjunction of anti-parallel and component reconnection at the dayside MP: Cluster and Double Star coordinated observation on 6 April 2004, Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L10105, doi:10.1029/2011GL047125.

Type: Article
Title: Conjunction of anti-parallel and component reconnection at the dayside MP: Cluster and Double Star coordinated observation on 6 April 2004
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1029/2011GL047125
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2011GL047125
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright 2011 by the American Geophysical Union
Keywords: Interplanetary magnetic-field, Flux-transfer, X-line, Magnetopause, Cusp
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1309739
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