Structure and Kinetic Properties of Plasmoids and Their Boundary Regions

Journal of Geomagnetism and Geoelectricity

Volumn 48, Issue 42496, 1996, Pages 541-560

  Mukai, T ^a   Hoshino, M ^a   Nishida, A ^a   Saito, Y ^a   Yamamoto, T ^a   Fujimoto, M ^b   Maezawa, K ^b   Kokubun, S ^b   Machida, S ^c   Terasawa, T ^d  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

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EID: 23744448733     PISSN: 00221392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5636/jgg.48.541     Document Type: Article

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