Statistical Comparison of Various Dayside Magnetopause Reconnection X-Line Prediction Models

被引：3
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作者：
Qudsi, Ramiz A. [1 ]
Walsh, Brian M. [1 ]
Broll, Jeff [2 ]
Atz, Emil [1 ]
Haaland, Stein [3 ]
机构：
[1] Boston Univ, Ctr Space Phys, Boston, MA 02215 USA
[2] Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, NM USA
[3] Univ Ctr Svalbard, Longyearbyen, Norway
来源：
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS | 2023年 / 128卷 / 10期
关键词：
reconnection; dayside; magnetopause; MMS; magnetosheath; solar wind; EARTHS MAGNETOPAUSE; MAGNETOSPHERE;
D O I：
10.1029/2023JA031644
中图分类号：
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号：
0704 ;
摘要：
Reconnection at Earth's magnetopause drives magnetospheric convection and provides mass and energy input into the magnetosphere/ionosphere system thereby driving the coupling between solar wind and terrestrial magnetosphere. Despite its importance, the factors governing the location of dayside magnetopause reconnection are not well understood. Though a few models can predict X-line locations reasonably well, the underlying physics is still unresolved. In this study we present results from a comparative analysis of 274 magnetic reconnection events as observed by the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission to determine what quantities affect the accuracy of such models and are most strongly associated with the occurrence of dayside magnetopause reconnection. We also attempt to determine under what upstream solar wind conditions each global X-line model becomes least reliable.
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