Breakup of the electron current layer during 3-D collisionless magnetic reconnection

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 22, 1997, Pages 2921-2924

  Drake, J F ^a   Biskamp, D ^b   Zeiler, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PLASMAPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLISIONLESS PLASMAS; ELECTRONS; MAGNETISM; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; ELECTRON BEAMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMA COLLISION PROCESSES; VORTEX FLOW;

3D ELECTRON; COLLISIONLESS; CURRENT LAYERS; ELECTRON CURRENTS; ELECTRON SKIN DEPTH; MAGNETIC RECONNECTIONS; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SWIRLING VORTEX;

MAGNETOPLASMA; GEOMAGNETISM;

ELECTRON MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC (EMHD) EQUATIONS;

EID: 0031268974     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL52961     Document Type: Article

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