Balanced reconnection intervals: four case studies

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dc.contributor.authorDeJong, A. D.en
dc.contributor.authorRidley, Aaron J.en
dc.contributor.authorClauer, C. Roberten
dc.contributor.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
dc.date.accessed2014-06-09en
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-09T19:08:55Zen
dc.date.available2014-06-09T19:08:55Zen
dc.date.issued2008en
dc.description.abstractDuring steady magnetospheric convection (SMC) events the magnetosphere is active, yet there are no data signatures of a large scale reconfiguration, such as a substorm. While this definition has been used for years it fails to elucidate the true physics that is occurring within the magnetosphere, which is that the dayside merging rate and the night-side reconnection rate balance. Thus, it is suggested that these events be renamed Balanced Reconnection Intervals (BRIs). This paper investigates four diverse BRI events that support the idea that new name for these events is needed. The 3-4 February 1998 event falls well into the classic definition of an SMC set forth by Sergeev et al. (1996), while the other challenge some previous notions about SMCs. The 15 February 1998 event fails to end with a substorm expansion and concludes as the magnetospheric activity slowly quiets. The third event, 22-23 December 2000, begins with a slow build up of magnetospheric activity, thus there is no initiating substorm expansion. The last event, 17 February 1998, is more active (larger AE, AL and cross polar cap potential) than previously studied SMCs. It also has more small scale activity than the other events studied here.en
dc.description.sponsorshipNASA GSRP NNM04AA05Hen
dc.description.sponsorshipNSF NNX07AH23Gen
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dc.identifier.citationDeJong, A. D., Ridley, A. J., and Clauer, C. R.: Balanced reconnection intervals: four case studies, Ann. Geophys., 26, 3897-3912, doi:10.5194/angeo-26-3897-2008, 2008.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-26-3897-2008en
dc.identifier.issn0992-7689en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/48607en
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.ann-geophys.net/26/3897/2008/angeo-26-3897-2008.htmlen
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherCopernicus Publicationsen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subjectMagnetospheric physicsen
dc.subjectMagnetospheric configuration and dynamicsen
dc.subjectSolaren
dc.subjectWind-magnetosphere interactionsen
dc.subjectStorms and substormsen
dc.subjectSteady magnetospheric convectionen
dc.subjectInterplanetary magnetic fieldsen
dc.subjectIsolated substormsen
dc.subjectSynchronous orbiten
dc.subjectAuroral ovalen
dc.subjectDynamicsen
dc.subjectEventsen
dc.subjectDrivenen
dc.subjectPropagationen
dc.subjectBoundaryen
dc.subjectAstronomy & astrophysicsen
dc.subjectGeosciences, multidisciplinaryen
dc.subjectMeteorologyen
dc.subjectAtmospheric sciencesen
dc.titleBalanced reconnection intervals: four case studiesen
dc.title.serialAnnales Geophysicaeen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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