Multiscale MHD simulation of a coronal mass ejection and its interaction with the magnetosphere-ionosphere system

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 62, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 1515-1525

  Gombosi, T I ^a   DeZeeuw, D L ^a   Groth, C P T ^a   Powell, K G ^a   Stout, Q F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b University of Michigan   (United States)

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EID: 0040956875     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(00)00091-2     Document Type: Article

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