Magnetic Reconnection in the Earth’s Magndosphere
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چکیده
‘1’he process of magnetic reconnection plays an important role durit[g the interaction of the solar wind with the Earth’s magnetosphere which leads to the exchange of mass, momentum, and energy between these two highly conducting pl~smas. Evidence for magnetic reconnection occurring at the magnetopause vis a vis the expected signature from the reconnection model will be discussed. Magnetic reconnection is also believed to play an important part in magnetospheric substorms, which occur in the magnetotail and are characterized by explosive releases of energy. Relevance of spontaneous as well as driven reconnection to rnagnetospheric substorms will be highlighted.
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