Analytical results on MHD intermediate shocks

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 22, 1997, Pages 2929-2932

  Myong, R S ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; GEOPHYSICS;

INTERMEDIATE SHOCKS;

SHOCK WAVES; EARTH SCIENCES;

ANALYTICAL RESULTS; GLOBAL ANALYSIS; INTERMEDIATE SHOCKS;

EID: 0031275636     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL53006     Document Type: Article

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