The magnetosphere as a complex system

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 961-971

  Valdivia, J A ^a,b   Rogan, J ^a   Munoz V ^a   Gomberoff, L ^a   Klimas, A ^c   Vassiliadis, D ^d   Uritsky, V ^d   Sharma, S ^e   Toledo, B ^a   Wastavino, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^e University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

Intermittency; Magnetosphere; Self organization; Space plasmas; Substorms

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PLASMA THEORY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

INTERMITTENCY; PLASMA SHEETS; SPACE PLASMAS; SUBSTORMS;

MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 20744442772     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.03.144     Document Type: Conference Paper

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