Earth
Sun
ID: 20141
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 Sees Magnetic Reconnection
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Walt Feimer (HTSI): Lead Animator
Vassilis Angelopoulos (University of California, Berkeley): Scientist
Vassilis Angelopoulos (University of California, Berkeley): Scientist
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Mission:
THEMIS
Data Used:
THEMIS
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This item is part of this series:
Auroral Substorms - the View from Space
Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Magnetic Reconnection
SVS >> THEMIS
NASA Science >> Earth
NASA Science >> Sun
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Ionosphere/magnetosphere Dynamics >> Aurorae
GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20141
Mission:
THEMIS
Data Used:
THEMIS
Note: While we identify the data sets used in these visualizations, we do not store any further details nor the data sets themselves on our site.
This item is part of this series:
Auroral Substorms - the View from Space
Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Magnetic Reconnection
SVS >> THEMIS
NASA Science >> Earth
NASA Science >> Sun
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Ionosphere/magnetosphere Dynamics >> Aurorae
GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0
