Complexity, magnetic field topology, criticality, and metastability in magnetotail dynamics

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 64, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 541-549

  Consolini, Giuseppe ^a   Chang, Tom ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complexity; Criticality; Earth's magnetosphere; Magnetotail dynamics

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 0036300005     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(02)00011-1     Document Type: Article

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