The Day-Side Magnetic Reconnection Rate and Cusp Ion Dispersion During the May 2024 Geomagnetic Storm

B. L. Burkholder; Y. Zou; L. J. Chen; D. E. da Silva; K. Nykyri; X. Ma; I. DesJardin; Y. M. Huang; J. Dorelli; N. Bessho; S. Merkin; A. Chartier; K. Sorathia; K. Pham; S. G. Shepherd

doi:10.1029/2026JA035059

The Day-Side Magnetic Reconnection Rate and Cusp Ion Dispersion During the May 2024 Geomagnetic Storm

B. L. Burkholder
, Y. Zou
, L. J. Chen
, D. E. da Silva
, K. Nykyri
, X. Ma
, I. DesJardin
, Y. M. Huang
, J. Dorelli
, N. Bessho
, S. Merkin
, A. Chartier
, K. Sorathia
, K. Pham
, S. G. Shepherd

University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Catholic University of America
University of Maryland, College Park
NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College

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Original language	English
Article number	e2026JA035059
Journal	Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Volume	131
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/2026JA035059
State	Published - Apr 2026
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Geophysics
Space and Planetary Science

Keywords

cusp dispersion
geomagnetic storms
global geospace simulation
magnetic reconnection
reconnection rate
test particle simulation

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Burkholder, B. L., Zou, Y., Chen, L. J., da Silva, D. E., Nykyri, K., Ma, X., DesJardin, I., Huang, Y. M., Dorelli, J., Bessho, N., Merkin, S., Chartier, A., Sorathia, K., Pham, K., & Shepherd, S. G. (2026). The Day-Side Magnetic Reconnection Rate and Cusp Ion Dispersion During the May 2024 Geomagnetic Storm. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 131(4), Article e2026JA035059. https://doi.org/10.1029/2026JA035059

Burkholder, BL, Zou, Y, Chen, LJ, da Silva, DE, Nykyri, K , Ma, X, DesJardin, I, Huang, YM, Dorelli, J, Bessho, N, Merkin, S, Chartier, A, Sorathia, K, Pham, K & Shepherd, SG 2026, 'The Day-Side Magnetic Reconnection Rate and Cusp Ion Dispersion During the May 2024 Geomagnetic Storm', Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, vol. 131, no. 4, e2026JA035059. https://doi.org/10.1029/2026JA035059

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