Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1987 · 114 citations · 14 references
Natural SciencesGeophysicsPhysicsElectromagnetismPlasma PhysicsMagnetohydrodynamicsMomentum ExchangeShock ResponseShock WavesMagnetic Reconnection KineticsMagnetopause DynamicsMagnetopause PhysicsMagnetospheric ReconnectionShock DynamicsShock Wave ModelingShock Waves In Magnetized PlasmasUnsteady Shock Waves
A model of unsteady Petschek reconnection with propagating shock waves is presented. The results depend uniquely on a prescribed, time‐dependent reconnection rate. An application to flux transfer events at the dayside magnetopause is discussed.
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