Geo-effectiveness and radial dependence of magnetic cloud erosion by magnetic reconnection

Academic Article

Abstract

  • Key PointsMC erosion has a significant impact on geo‐effectivenessCombined importance of erosion and compression on geo‐effectivenessMeasured reconnection rates are consistent with observed erosion

    • Authors

  • Lavraud, Benoit
  • Ruffenach, Alexis
  • Rouillard, Alexis P
  • Kajdic, Primoz
  • Manchester, Ward B
  • Lugaz, Noe

    • Status

    Publication Date

  • January 2014

    • Published In

    Keywords

  • coronal mass ejection
  • erosion
  • geo-effectiveness
  • magnetic cloud
  • magnetic reconnection

    • Digital Object Identifier (doi)

    Start Page

  • 26

    • End Page

  • 35

    • Volume

  • 119

    • Issue

  • 1