Annales Geophysicae
Annales Geophysicae
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Articles | Volume 37, issue 3
Articles | Volume 37, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-325-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-325-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 37, issue 3
Regular paper
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14 May 2019
Regular paper |  | 14 May 2019

Quasi-separatrix layers induced by ballooning instability in the near-Earth magnetotail

Ping Zhu, Zechen Wang, Jun Chen, Xingting Yan, and Rui Liu

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Our research explores a new method for identifying where and when the magnetic field lines in Earth's magnetotail may change its topology through the reconnection process, during which a sudden release of magnetic energy can lead to the brightening of aurora, a process called substorm. Traditionally, the magnetic reconnection was often interpreted using a two-dimensional model, which however does not capture the intrinsically three-dimensional nature of reconnection physics, as we have revealed.
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