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Ever since the “direct evidence” of magnetic reconnection in solar wind has been proposed by Gosling et al. (2005a), many reconnection exhausts are reported (Gosling et al. 2005a, b; Davis et al. 2006; Phan et al. 2006; Gosling et al. 2007a, b; Huttunen et al. 2007; Lavraud et al. 2009; Tian et al. 2010; Wang et al. 2010; Gosling 2011; Xu et al. 2011).
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Note We also try to use looser conditions (55° < θ < 125°, t < 16 h) and more strict conditions (75° < θ < 115°, t < 12 h). The major conclusions will not be affected.
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Wang, Y. (2016). The Criterion of Magnetic Reconnection in the Solar Wind. In: Magnetic Cloud Boundary Layers and Magnetic Reconnection. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48310-7_5
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