On the formation of a plasma bubble

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Sitnov, M I ^a   Guzdar, P N ^a   Swisdak, M ^b  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b ICARUS RESEARCH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PLASMA SHEATHS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VECTORS;

MAGNETIC RECONNECTION; PLASMA BUBBLE; PLASMA TRANSPORT;

GEOMAGNETISM;

PLASMA;

EID: 26844516532     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL023585     Document Type: Article

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