Inherently three dimensional magnetic reconnection: A mechanism for bursty bulk flows?

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Shay, M A ^a   Drake, J F ^a   Swisdak, M ^a   Dorland, W ^a   Rogers, B N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELDS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; RANDOM PROCESSES; EARTH SCIENCES; GEOPHYSICS;

MESOSCALE STRUCTURES; BURSTY BULK FLOW; BURSTY BULK FLOW (BBFS); CURRENT LAYERS; CURRENT SHEETS; MAGNETIC ENERGIES; MAGNETIC RECONNECTIONS; MESOSCALE STRUCTURE; RANDOM PERTURBATIONS;

GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETISM;

MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 0042190318     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL016267     Document Type: Article

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