Perspectives in space plasma theory

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1482-1496

  Treumann, R A ^a,b,c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

Author keywords

Auroral dynamics; Plasma simulations; Reconnection

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; MAGNETOSPHERE; METEOROLOGY; PLASMA SIMULATION; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SUN;

AURORAL DYNAMICS; RECONNECTION; SPACE PLASMA PHYSICS; SPACE PLASMA THEORY;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 33646905365     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.03.031     Document Type: Article

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