Richtmyer-Meshkov instability and the dynamics of the magnetosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 655-658

  Wu, C C ^a   Roberts, P H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PLASMA SHOCK WAVES; PLASMA STABILITY;

MAGNETOPAUSE; MAGNETOTAIL; RICHTMYER-MESHOV INSTABILITY;

RADIATION BELTS;

MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 0033559824     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL900093     Document Type: Article

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