Global and local processes of thin current sheet formation during substorm growth phase

• Published in: Journal of atmospheric and solar-terrestrial physics Vol. 220; p. 105671
• Main Authors: Runov, A., Angelopoulos, V., Artemyev, A.V., Weygand, J.M., Lu, S., Lin, Y., Zhang, X.-J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2021
• Subjects: Magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling; Substorm growth phase; Thin current sheet; Thin current sheet; Substorm growth phase; Magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling

Formation of thin current sheets in Earth's magnetotail is a critical element of the magnetosphere dynamics. The configuration and stability of these thin current sheets control the onset of magnetic reconnection and particle acceleration in the magnetotail during substorms and other geomagneti...