Generalized Ohm's law in a 3-D reconnection experiment

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Cothran, C D ^a   Landreman, M ^a   Brown, M R ^a   Matthaeus, W H ^b  

^a SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRONS; HALL EFFECT; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

ELECTRON INERTIA; OHM'S LAW; RECONNECTION RATE; RECONNECTION SITES;

PLASMA THEORY;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 17744375766     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL021245     Document Type: Article

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