MHD simulation of comets: The plasma environment of comet Hale-Bopp

Earth, Moon and Planets

Volumn 79, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 179-207

  Gombosi, Tamas I ^a   Hansen, Kenneth C ^a   DeZeeuw, Darren L ^a   Combi, Michael R ^a   Powell, Kenneth G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cometary x rays; Comets; Hale Bopp; MHD

Indexed keywords

COMET; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 0031545869     PISSN: 01679295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1006289418660     Document Type: Conference Paper

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