Energy release and conversion by reconnection in the magnetotail

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 3365-3373

  Birn, J ^a   Hesse, M ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (magnetospheric configuration and dynamics; Storms and substorms); Space plasma physics (magnetic reconnection)

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOTAIL;

EID: 30844461439     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-23-3365-2005     Document Type: Article

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