Ion dynamics in magnetic reconnection: Comparison between numerical simulation and Geotail observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 103, Issue A3, 1998, Pages 4509-4530

  Hoshino, M ^a,c   Mukai, T ^a,c   Yamamoto, T ^a,c   Kokubun, S ^b  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NONE   (Japan)

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