3D multiscale mass loaded MHD simulations of the solar wind interaction with Mars

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1571-1575

  Bauske, R ^a   Nagy, A F ^a   DeZeeuw, D L ^a   Gombosi, T I ^a   Powell, K G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODYNAMICS; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; HYDROGEN; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; OXYGEN; PHOTOIONIZATION; PLANETS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WIND;

HOT HYDROGEN; HOT OXYGEN; MARS; PLANETARY EXOSPHERE; SOLAR WIND; THERMAL HYDROGEN; THERMAL OXYGEN;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 0033689734     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(00)00105-8     Document Type: Article

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