涡旋诱发重联模型(Ⅱ)——通量传输事件理论和模拟

MODEL OF VORTEX INDUCED RECONNECTION (Ⅱ)——THEORY AND SIMULATION OF FLUX TRANFER EVENTS

本文应用涡旋诱发重联理论研究了地球磁层顶区发生的瞬时局部重联现象.对向阳面磁顶区通量传输事件(FTEs)的形成、结构和运动进行了理论和模拟研究,并与卫星观测结果作了比较.结果表明,涡旋诱发重联可能是产生FTEs的重要机制.利用这一理论模型能解释FTEs的一些主要观测现象.此外,对背阳面磁顶区的局部重联从理论上作了分析,指出在背阳面磁顶区可能存在类似于向阳面磁顶区的通量传输事件.

The formation, structure and motional properties of flux transfer events (FTEs) at the dayside magnetopause are investigated according to the model of vortex induced reconnection. The theoretical and simulation results can explain the main observational phenomena of FTEs. This model can also be used to study the local reconnection phenomena at the nightside magnetopause region. It is proposed that the phenomena of flux tranfer events may be generated at the region of nightside magnetopause.