Modelling the solar wind interaction with Mercury by a quasi-neutral hybrid model

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2133-2145

  Kallio, E ^a   Janhunen, P ^a  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (planetary magnetospheres; solar wind magnetosphere interactions); Space plasma physics (numerical simulation studies)

Indexed keywords

MERCURY (PLANET); SOLAR WIND;

EID: 0242490357     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-21-2133-2003     Document Type: Article

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