Unsteady Petschek reconnection
Authors:
- Helfried K. BiernatHBHelfried K. Biernat
- Martin F. HeynMHMartin F. Heyn
- Valdimir S. SemenovVSValdimir S. Semenov
- 1 April 1987
- journal article
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Journal of Geophysical Research
- Vol. 92 (A4) , 3392-3396
Abstract
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.Keywords
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