Solar wind-magnetosphere interaction as simulated by a 3-D EM particle code: A 3-D reconnection at the magnetopause

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 263-266

  Nishikawa, K I ^a   Neubert, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0008548455     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0273-1177(95)00968-X     Document Type: Article

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