The onset of turbulence in collisionless magnetic reconnection

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 19, 2000, Pages 3157-3160

  Rogers, B N ^a   Drake, J F ^a   Shay, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC PROSPECTING; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; SHEAR FLOW; THREE DIMENSIONAL; COLLISIONLESS PLASMAS; MAGNETISM; PLASMA SIMULATION;

COLLISIONLESS MAGNETIC RECONNECTION; ELECTRON SHEAR FLOW; PARTICLE TRANSPORT;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; MAGNETOPLASMA;

SHEAR FLOW; SIMULATION; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOSITY;

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD;

ANOMALOUS VISCOSITY; LOWER-HYBRID DRIFT INSTABILITIES; MAGNETIC RECONNECTIONS; ONSET OF TURBULENCE; PARTICLE TRANSPORT; SECONDARY INSTABILITY; TURBULENT DIFFUSION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL SIMULATIONS;

EID: 0033625927     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000GL000038     Document Type: Article

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