Cusp modeling and observations at low altitude

Surveys in Geophysics

Volumn 26, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 341-367

  Wing, Simon ^a   Newell, P T ^a   Meng, C I ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cusp; Double magnetopause; Reconnection

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CUSP; DOUBLE MAGNETOPAUSE; INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELD (IMF); MAGNETOSHEATH;

GEOMAGNETISM;

MAGNETOPAUSE;

EID: 24144465206     PISSN: 01693298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10712-005-1886-0     Document Type: Article

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