Kinetic simulations of 3-D reconnection and magnetotail disruptions

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 635-643

  Pritchett, P L ^a   Coroniti, F V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOTAIL;

EID: 0038081506     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03353283     Document Type: Article

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