Solar wind density control of energy transfer to the magnetosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2004, Pages

  Lopez, R E ^a   Wiltberger, M ^b   Hernandez, S ^a   Lyon, J G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

COMPRESSION RATIO; SOLAR WIND DENSITY;

MAGNETOSPHERE;

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOSPHERE; SOLAR WIND;

EID: 17944386787     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL018780     Document Type: Article

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