SCIENCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: MAGNETOTAIL RECONNECTION IS INHERENTLY UNSTEADY. ITS ONSET WHICH IS THOUGHT TO BE THE CAUSE OF SUBSTORMS CRITICALLY DEPENDS ON THE STRENGTH OF THE NORTHWARD MAGNETIC FIELD BZ AND ITS DISTRIBUTION ALONG THE TAIL.
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