Fig. 5From: Full-particle simulations of instabilities in a thin current sheet of the magnetospheric system prior to substorm onsetSimulation results of Run(1)–(3). B z (z/d=0) at a Ω i t=8.4 and b Ω i t=15.2 in Run(1)–(3). B z profile in Run(0) is shown for comparison (dotted line). c Same as Fig. 4 b at Ω i t=15.2 in Run(1)–(3)Back to article page