Observations of the radial magnetosheath profile and a comparison with gasdynamic model predictions

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 17, 2000, Pages 2801-2804

  Nemecek Z ^a   Safrankova J ^a   Zastenker, G N ^b   Pisoft P ^a   Paularena, K I ^c   Richardson, J D ^c  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b Space Research Institute ^*  (Russian Federation)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOSPHERE;

ACCELERATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PLASMA FLOW; PLASMA SHEATHS; SUPERSONIC FLOW;

GASDYNAMIC MODEL PREDICTIONS; INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOPAUSE; RADIAL MAGNETOSHEATH PROFILE; SOLAR WIND;

MAGNETIC PROSPECTING;

EID: 0034352637     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000GL000063     Document Type: Article

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