Nonlinear MHD waves and discontinuities in the Martian magnetosheath. Observations and 2D bi-ion MHD simulations

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 793-801

  Sauer, Konrad ^a,d   Dubinin, Eduard ^a,b,d   Baumgärtel, Klaus ^c,d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

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

^c ASTROPHYSIKALISCHES INSTITUT POTSDAM   (Germany)

^d INTERNATIONAL SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

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MARS;

EID: 0032439093     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352171     Document Type: Article

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