Physics of Magnetopause Reconnection: A Study of the Combined Effects of Density Asymmetry, Velocity Shear, and Guide Field
Figure 15
The results from the case, where the guide field and the velocity shear are considered to counteract in determining the direction of the -line motion (See Table 1). The -line motion shown in Panel (a) indicates that the shear flow effects dominate. Discussion on the -line properties shown in Panel (b) given in the text, however, suggests that there are some roles played by the electrons as well.
