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CCMC Modeling of Magnetic Reconnection in Electron Diffusion Region Events

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 July 2018

Patricia H. Reiff Open the ORCID record for Patricia H. Reiff [Opens in a new window] ,
James M. Webster ,
Antoun G. Daou Open the ORCID record for Antoun G. Daou [Opens in a new window] ,
Andrew Marshall ,
Stanislav Y. Sazykin ,
Lutz Rastaetter ,
Daniel T. Welling ,
Darren DeZeeuw ,
Maria M. Kuznetsova  and
Alex Glocer
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Patricia H. Reiff
Affiliation:
Rice Space Institute, Rice University, Houston, TX
James M. Webster
Affiliation:
Rice Space Institute, Rice University, Houston, TX
Antoun G. Daou
Affiliation:
Rice Space Institute, Rice University, Houston, TX
Andrew Marshall
Affiliation:
Rice Space Institute, Rice University, Houston, TX
Stanislav Y. Sazykin
Affiliation:
Rice Space Institute, Rice University, Houston, TX
Lutz Rastaetter
Affiliation:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
Daniel T. Welling
Affiliation:
Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Darren DeZeeuw
Affiliation:
Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Maria M. Kuznetsova
Affiliation:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
Alex Glocer
Affiliation:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
Christopher T. Russell
Affiliation:
IGPP, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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Abstract

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We use numerical simulations from the Community Coordinated Modeling Center to provide, for the first time, a coherent temporal description of the magnetic reconnection process of two dayside Electron Diffusion Regions (EDRs) identified in Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission data. The model places the MMS spacecraft near the separator line in these most intense and long-lived events. A listing of 31 dayside EDRs identified by the authors is provided to encourage collaboration in analysis of these unique encounters.

Keywords

magnetic fieldsmethods: numericalspace vehicles: instrumentsEarthinterplanetary mediumSun: magnetic fields

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