Uploaded February 2014 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Reconnection simulation of interplanetary magnetic fields (IMF) (coming in from the left) and the Earth's magnetic fields. At the beginning, the IMF is exactly northward, leading to reverse reconnection in the magnetosphere. Later on, the IMF develops a strong East-West (Y) component, leading to curling reconnecting fields and a strongly distorted convection pattern.
Created by Paul Cassak running models on the CCMC at GSFC
Reconnection simulation of interplanetary magnetic fields (IMF) (coming in from the left) and the Earth's magnetic fields. At the beginning, the IMF is exactly northward, leading to reverse reconnection in the magnetosphere. Later on, the IMF develops a strong East-West (Y) component, leading to curling reconnecting fields and a strongly distorted convection pattern.
Created by Paul Cassak running models on the CCMC at GSFC
