Configuration of magnetotail current sheet prior to magnetic reconnection onset

Data repository for "Configuration of magnetotail current sheet prior to magnetic reconnection onset". This repository contains the following files: (1) "xyarray" is the main dataset; (2) "read_pritchett_pic_2d.py" is the python module that reads xyarray; (3) "simulation_params2.py" is the auxiliary python module that stores simulation parameters; (3) The python scripts with prefix "prod2_" plot the production figures; (4) "plt_style.py" is the plotting style sheet; (5) "movie-prod2_ratio-force.mp4" shows the evolution of different terms in the momentum equation prior to magnetic reconnection (The gray lines stand for the sum of all terms).