2025 Workshop: Dayside Processes and Reconnection
Ivan Vasko
Imogen Gingell
Terry Z. Liu
Ying Zou
Runyi Liu
David Tonoian
Yi Qi
John Dorelli
Katherine Goodrich
Chen Shi
M. Hasan Barbhuiya
Krishna Khanal
Transient phenomena can initiate, drive, and modify reconnection processes. Recent studies have robustly demonstrated reconnection in current sheets upstream of Earth’s bow shock, within the shock transition region, and in the magnetosheath. Additionally, localized processes, such as high-speed jets, have been shown to influence the magnetopause reconnection process, a fundamental coupling mode between the solar wind and the magnetosphere. In this joint session, the Dayside and Reconnection Focus Groups will jointly explore this exciting research area. Experts from both communities will interact and collaborate, advancing our collective understanding of how transient phenomena affect reconnection. We welcome presentations on all dayside multiscale transient processes, dayside magnetopause reconnection, reconnection within the shock transition layer, foreshock, and downstream magnetosheath along with the interplay between these phenomena.
This joint session aims to provide a focal point for discussion and foster collaborations between the Dayside and Reconnection research communities. While past studies have typically involved experts from one focus area, resulting in incremental progress, this joint session is designed to drive more significant advances in our broader understanding of these intertwined processes.