The closure of Region-1 field-aligned current in MHD simulation

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1419-1422

  Janhunen, P ^a,b   Koskinen, H E J ^a  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETOSPHERE; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOPAUSE;

MAGNETOPAUSE; REGION 1 FIELD ALIGNED CURRENT; VELOCITY SHEAR REGION;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; SHEAR FLOW;

FIELD ALIGNED CURRENTS; GLOBAL MHD SIMULATION; MERIDIAN PLANES; MHD SIMULATION; MIRROR REFLECTIONS; PRESSURE-BALANCE EQUATIONS; VELOCITY SHEAR;

EID: 0031169286     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL01292     Document Type: Article

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