Data Products for "Rotation-Controlled Magnetotail Dynamics at Uranus: Asymmetric Current Sheet Morphology and Nightside IMF Coupling"

# Dataset for Article: Rotation-Controlled Magnetotail Dynamics at Uranus: Asymmetric Current Sheet Morphology and Nightside IMF Coupling ## 1. Dataset SummaryThis dataset contains numerical simulation outputs of "Rotation-Controlled Magnetotail Dynamics at Uranus: Asymmetric Current Sheet Morphology and Nightside IMF Coupling", including those for cross-sectional plots at multiple downtail distances, temporal-series evolution of the magnetotail, showing periodic variations during planetary rotation. All data correspond to the Figures 1-3 in the peer-reviewed article for ApJ (2026). ## 2. File Format Specification| File Suffix | Format Introduction || ---- | ---- || .mat | standard structured binary data format where the simulation data are stored || .md | Plain-text README.md file | ## 3. Relationship Between Dataset & Manuscript- Files named Magnetotail_MHD_X*Ru_T*.mat: Raw data used to plot Figure 1-3 (near-tail & mid-tail& distant-tail cross-section); e.g., Magnetotail_MHD_X32Ru_T1 means the cross section at X = 32 Ru downtail region at time = T1. ## 4. Physical Units of All Data Columns/DimensionsList core physical quantities and corresponding units:Byt_save: [201×201 double], in nTBzt_save: [201×201 double], in nTY: [201×201 double], in RuZ: [201×201 double], in Rulog_pres_save: [201×201 double], in log(nPa) ## 5. Original Data Source & References- Data source: (Cao et al., 2026) with data in the current repository (DOI): 10.5281/zenodo.20553785- Reference list:[1] Cao et al., (2026). Rotation-Controlled Magnetotail Dynamics at Uranus: Asymmetric Current Sheet Morphology and Nightside IMF Coupling (under review) ## 6. Software Guidance for Opening & Loading Data### Software & Version Recommendation1. mat files: any tools that open the binary mat format file, e.g., MATLAB2. md file: vim or other text edit tool.loading data example: data = load('Magnetotail_MHD_X96Ru_T4.mat'); ## 8. License InformationAll numerical data in this repository are distributed under **Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0)**.