Hall effects on field-aligned current generation in three-dimensional magnetic reconnection

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 501-507

  Yokokawa, N ^a   Fujimoto, M ^a   Yamade, Y ^b   Mukai, T ^c  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Fuji Res Inst   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 20644467071     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03353262     Document Type: Article

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