For other orientations of the IMF, reconnection still happens, but it may be more localized in the higher latitudes, where the released energy mainly flows around the magnetosphere rather than into it.

• 假如IMF指向别的方向，磁力线重连仍能发生，但会比较局限在高纬度，释放出的能量则主要流经磁层外围，而非流入磁层内部。