Magnetospheric Multiscale observations of Flux Transfer Event signatures
Abstract
Spatially and/or temporally variable reconnection at the Earth's magnetopause is thought to lead to the formation of structures called Flux Transfer Events (FTEs). We review new findings on FTE signatures, structure and dynamics recently obtained thanks to the very high-resolution measurements from the Magnetospheric Multiscale mission (MMS). We focus in particular on the detailed observations of (1) flux tube coalescence, (2) small-scale flux tubes in reconnection exhausts, (3) small-scale reconnecting current sheets within FTEs, and (3) larger-scale topology as implied from electron observations.
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2017
- Bibcode:
- 2017AGUFMSM11F..02L
- Keywords:
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- 2723 Magnetic reconnection;
- MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS;
- 2724 Magnetopause and boundary layers;
- MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS;
- 2744 Magnetotail;
- MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS;
- 2784 Solar wind/magnetosphere interactions;
- MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS