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Table 1.

In Situ Magnetic Field (B) and Plasma Density (n) Averaged Over 20‐s Intervals Immediately Outside the Magnetopause, as Well as the Associated Mass Correction Factor (MC) and Normalized Reconnection Rate (R)

		January 17, 2013	October 11, 2010
		Magnetopause crossing at ∼17:46 UT made by THD	Magnetopause crossing at ∼12:44 UT made by THA
	B _S	−58	−76
	B _M	38	64
	n _S	16	13
	n _M	59	18
Proton plume	MC	5.3	1.5
Proton plume	R	0.40	0.63
He⁺ plume	MC	21.2	5.9
He⁺ plume	R	0.21	0.38
O⁺ plume	MC	85.0	23.5
O⁺ plume	R	0.11	0.20
Realistic plume	MC	12.2	3.4
Realistic plume	R	0.28	0.48
Super‐DARN	R	0.19	0.32

Notes. The subscripts “M” and “S” refer to the magnetosphere and magnetosheath, respectively. The magnetic field is the reconnecting component determined through the minimum variance analysis. Also shown is the variation of reconnection rate estimated based on SuperDARN.