Journal
SPACE WEATHER-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS
Volume 14, Issue 3, Pages 186-197Publisher
AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION
DOI: 10.1002/2015SW001313
Keywords
magnetic reconnection; space weather; MMS mission
Funding
- NSF [AGS-0953463, AGS-1460037]
- Directorate For Geosciences [0953463] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Directorate For Geosciences
- Div Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences [1460037] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Div Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences [0953463] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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The motivation for the recently launched Magnetospheric Multiscale mission is learning about the process of magnetic reconnection, especially the physics of what is called the diffusion region. The diffusion region is often treated as a black box but is the home of very important physics, which is of great significance to understanding space weather. This article is a brief review of what is knownand not knownabout the diffusion region in magnetic reconnection, written for the broad space weather community and its stakeholders (with an appendix for readers interested in more technical matters). The focus is on the physics of magnetic reconnection and the diffusion region, why it has been challenging to study, how MMS will contribute, and how the community will benefit from its measurements.
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