Table 1.

The Number of Islands Included in This Study Partitioned Into Four Main Categories Depending on Their Structure and Evolution

Note. The four categories include (1) “2 X‐points” wherein reconnection at two dominant X‐points forms a magnetic island, (2) “>2 X‐points” in which reconnection at two dominant X‐points forms a magnetic island inside which multiple smaller islands and X‐points exist, (3) “Coalescence,” which describes the merging of two independent magnetic islands during which three dominant X‐points are reduced to two dominant X‐points, and (4) “Division,” which describes the process through which one magnetic island is divided into two independent magnetic islands, therefore, two dominant X‐points become three dominant X‐points. The structures are further divided into based on their evolution, describing the change in individual magnetic island's magnetic flux, ∆ψ, and area, ∆A. The shade of red indicates the relative magnitude of each cell compared to the column's total counts (bottom row), with bright red signifying the largest value.