The IMF control of the Martian bow shock and plasma flow in the magnetosheath. Predictions of 3-D simulations and observations

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 873-882

  Dubinin, E ^a,b,e   Sauer, K ^a,e   Delva, M ^c,e   Tanaka, T ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b Russian Academy of Sciences ^*  (Russian Federation)

^c Space Research Institute ^*  (Austria)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^e INTERNATIONAL SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARS;

EID: 0032434888     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352181     Document Type: Article

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