Simulation of magnetopause oscillations observed January 9, 1996

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2003, Pages

  Slinker, S P ^a   Fedder, J A ^a   Sibeck, D G ^b   Lyon, J G ^c   Frank, L A ^d   Mukai, T ^e  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^e JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAGNETOSPHERE; OSCILLATIONS;

MAGNETOPAUSE;

GEOPHYSICS;

MAGNETOPAUSE; OSCILLATION;

EID: 0043286162     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL017063     Document Type: Article

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