Signatures of collisionless magnetic reconnection

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A3, 2003, Pages

  Rogers, B N ^a   Denton, R E ^a   Drake, J F ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Collisionless reconnection; Pressure balance; Reconnection; Signatures of reconnection

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748136890     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009699     Document Type: Article

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