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THEMIS Sees Magnetic Reconnection
THEMIS observations confirm for the first time that magnetic reconnection in the magnetotail triggers the onset of substorms. Substorms are the sudden violent eruptions of space weather that release solar energy trapped in the Earth's magnetic field.

THEMIS reconnection animation    THEMIS reconnection animation
Duration: 41.0 seconds
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Print resolution stills of reconnection event.    Print resolution stills of reconnection event.

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Print resolution still of auroral event.    Print resolution still of auroral event.

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Animation Number:10267
Completed:2008-06-18
Animator:Walt Feimer (HTSI) (Lead)
Scientist:Vassilis Angelopoulos (University of California, Berkeley)
Platform/Sensor/Data Set:THEMIS
Series:Auroral Substorms - the View from Space
Keywords:
SVS >> Aurora
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Magnetic Reconnection
SVS >> THEMIS
 
 
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