Fig. 4: The spatial variation of the filamentary current and its correspondence to a disturbed magnetic field. | Nature Communications

Fig. 4: The spatial variation of the filamentary current and its correspondence to a disturbed magnetic field.

From: Three-dimensional network of filamentary currents and super-thermal electrons during magnetotail magnetic reconnection

Fig. 4

a The magnitude of current density during 03:58:10–3:58:25 UT, when the spacecraft shortly left the current sheet center and then returned again. b The number of the current spikes within every three seconds. c The average duration of the current spikes within every three seconds. d The magnitude of current density during 03:58:27–03:58:32 UT. e Three components of the disturbed magnetic field δB. The background magnetic fields below fci (0.14 Hz) have been removed. f The comparisons between E⊥ with \(-({{{{{{\bf{V}}}}}}}_{e}\times {{{{{\bf{B}}}}}})\) and \(-({{{{{{\bf{V}}}}}}}_{{{{{{\rm{i}}}}}}}\times {{{{{\bf{B}}}}}})\) in Y-GSE direction with error bars showing the measurement errors.

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