A numerical study of the interaction between two ejecta in the interplanetary medium: One- and two-dimensional hydrodynamic simulations

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 3741-3749

  Gonzalez Esparza, A ^a   Santillan A ^a   Ferrer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Interplanetary physics (flare and stream dynamics; interplanetary shocks; solar wind plasma)

Indexed keywords

EJECTA; HYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 10644266736     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-22-3741-2004     Document Type: Article

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