Magnetic reconnection converts magnetic field energy into particle energy by breaking and
reconnecting magnetic field lines. Magnetic reconnection is a kinetic process that generates …

Modes and manifestations of the explosive activity in the Earth's magnetotail, as well as its
onset mechanisms and key pre-onset conditions are reviewed. Two mechanisms for the …

Dipolarization fronts (DFs) are frequently detected in the Earth's magnetotail from XGSM=−
30 RE to XGSM=− 7 RE. How these DFs are formed is still poorly understood. Three …

Magnetotail reconnection plays a crucial role in explosive energy conversion in geospace.
Because of the lack of in-situ spacecraft observations, the onset mechanism of magnetotail …

In this paper, the particle acceleration processes around magnetotail dipolarization fronts
(DFs) were reviewed. We summarize the spacecraft observations (including Cluster …

The magnetospheric substorm is a key mode of flux and energy transport throughout the
magnetosphere associated with distinct and repeatable magnetotail dynamical processes …

Motivated by the presentations and discussions carried out at the Magnetic Reconnection
Workshop, held at the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) of Brazil in March 2014 …

Thin current sheets having kinetic scales are an important plasma structure, where the
magnetic energy dissipation and charged particle acceleration are the most effective. It is …

We investigate current‐driven modes develo** at jet fronts during collisionless
reconnection. Initial evolution of the reconnection is simulated using conventional 2‐D setup …

Meso-scale auroral forms, such as poleward boundary intensifications, streamers, omega
bands, beads and giant undulations, are manifestations of dynamic processes in the …