Table 2.

The p-values resulting from the Kolmogorov–Smirnov test used to compare distributions of brightening properties obtained from observations and the five simulation cases. The simulations started 6 (‘6h’), 4 (‘4h’), and 2 (‘2h’) hours before the EUV brightenings observation. Two additional 2-hour simulations include one with hyperdiffusion (‘2h_hd’) and one with an open top boundary (‘2h_open’). A p-value > 0.05 suggests no significant difference between the observational and simulated distributions.

	Simulation name
Statistical parameter /EUI property	6h	4h	2h	2h_hd	2h_open
a) Projected area	0.96	0.95	0.95	0.94	0.94
b) Major axis	0.84	0.80	0.85	0.84	0.82
c) Minor axis	0.99	0.99	0.99	0.99	0.99
d) Angle (uniform dist.)	0.07	0.05	0.08	0.14	0.02
e) Aspect ratio	0.55	0.61	0.33	0.58	0.77
f) Intensity	0.08	0.05	<0.05	<0.05	0.07
g) Relative variance	0.89	0.94	0.97	0.94	0.99
h) Volume	0.27	0.22	0.40	0.34	0.48
i) Duration	<0.05	<0.05	<0.05	<0.05	<0.05