Estimating errors in energy transport terms during magnetic reconnection

One of the key questions about magnetic reconnection is to understand how energy is partitioned between ions and electrons, especially inside the EDR and in the outflow regions. This requires studying the energy transport terms corresponding to kinetic, thermal and electromagnetic energies respectively, along with the energy conversion terms. Previous studies have shown that ion energy flux dominates close to the EDR in magnetopause reconnection, while the electron energy flux is dominant inside it. However, one must be careful while computing the energy transport terms using MMS data, since the results can be dominated by uncertainty. This is particularly true for magnetotail reconnection, where the plasma is tenuous. Here, we present a detailed analysis of the errors in these energy transport terms, and perform a comparative study between reconnection events observed in the magnetopause, magnetosheath and magnetotail regions.