Simulations of current sheet thinning and reconnection

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A12, 2002, Pages

  Yin, Lin ^a   Winske, Dan ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Current sheet; Magnetic reconnection; Numerical simulation studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037744001     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009507     Document Type: Article

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