Ion dynamics in the near-Earth magnetotail: Magnetic turbulence versus normal component of the average magnetic field

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A10, 2002, Pages

  Greco, A ^a,d   Taktakishvili, A L ^b   Zimbardo, G ^a,d   Veltri, P ^a,d   Zelenyi, L M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b ILIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Georgia)

^c Space Research Institute ^*  (Russian Federation)

^d INFM   (Italy)

Author keywords

Magnetotail; Numerical simulations; Substorms; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038602454     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009270     Document Type: Article

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