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Table 1

Common numerical parameters of RunN and RunS with purely northward and southward IMF, respectively.

Box dimensions (Lx, Ly, Lz) (−9:+6,±6,±6) R
Number of cells (Nx, Ny, Nz) (960,768,768)
Spatial resolution (dx, dy, dz) 0.015 R
Time resolution dt 1.4 ms
Macro-particles per cell(a) PPC 128

Solar-wind number flux SW nSW VSW 1.2 × 109 1 cm−2 s−1
Solar-wind energy flux SW Te,sw nsw VSW 2.4 × 1010 eV cm−2 s−1

Ion-to-electron mass ratio mi/me 100
Light-to-Alfvén speed ratio c/VA,i 188
Planet-to-gyro radius ratio R/ρi 10

Notes. (a)Total number of macro-particles, ions plus electrons.

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