Three‐dimensional MHD simulations of the steady state magnetosphere with northward interplanetary magnetic field

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A1, 2001, Pages 275-287

  Guzdar, P N ^a   Shao, X ^b   Goodrich, C C ^b   Papadopoulos, K ^b   Wiltberger, M J ^c   Lyon, J G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b University of Maryland   (United States)

^c Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

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EID: 0001285761     PISSN: 21699380     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JA000066     Document Type: Article

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