Numerical modelling of the Earth's magnetosheath for different IMF orientations

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1652-1656

  Samsonov, Andrey ^a  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Magnetopause; Magnetosheath; Numerical modelling; Solar wind magnetosphere interaction

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHOCK WAVES; VELOCITY; WIND EFFECTS;

MAGNETOPAUSE; MAGNETOSHEATH; NUMERICAL MODELING; SOLAR WIND MAGNETOSPHERE INTERACTION;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 33746411531     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.06.009     Document Type: Article

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