A survey of flux transfer events observed in the dayside magnetopause

Flux transfer events (FTE) are interpreted as results of transient magnetic reconnection and are observed in the vicinity of the Earth's magnetopause. Similar to steady reconnection, FTEs connect the magnetosheath to the magnetosphere allowing the transfer of particles, energy and momentum across the magnetopause. Their main signatures in satellite data are bipolar variation in the magnetic field component normal to the magnetopause, centered in an enhanced magnetic field strength. During their motion, FTEs create disturbances in the surrounding plasma and magnetic field orientation. Other signatures such as pressure imbalance, bulk flow jets, and particle anisotropy distribution can be observed inside the those structures. We surveyed FTEs observed by MMS on the vicinity of the magnetopause. Taking advantage of the MMS tetrahedron configuration we employed timing analysis to determine the FTEs direction of motion and scale lengths. We will present information about occurrence related with IMF clock angle and other parameters, amplitude of the perturbations induced by the FTEs in the environment magnetic field and plasma; characteristic time and structure scale size. Also we compare the observation with MHD results for different solar wind inputs and IMF orientation. The objective is to investigate the mechanisms of generation of FTEs comparing characteristics of the events observed on the dayside region and on the magnetopause flanks determining the motion and speed of FTEs.