Slow shock interactions in the heliosphere using an adaptive grid MHD model

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1013-1023

  Wu, C C ^a   Dryer, M ^b,c   Wu, S T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b Exploration Physics International Inc   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interplanetary physics (Interplanetary shock, Interplanetary magnetic fields, MHD waves and turbulence)

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 18744409055     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-23-1013-2005     Document Type: Article

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