Evolution of Flow channels and Dipolarization Using THEMIS Observations and Global MHD Simulations

Mostafa El-Alaoui, University of California Los Angeles, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Los Angeles, CA, United States, Robert L McPherron, Univ Calif Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States and Yukitoshi Nishimura, University of California Los Angeles, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Los Angeles, United States