Comparison of force-free flux rope models with observations of magnetic clouds

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 441-446

  Vandas, M ^a   Romashets, E P ^b   Watari, S ^c   Geranios, A ^d   Antoniadou, E ^d   Zacharopoulou, O ^d  

^a ASTRONOMICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b PUSHKOV INSTITUTE OF TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM   (Russian Federation)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Interplanetary magnetic field; Magnetic clouds; Solar wind

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELD; LUNDQUIST SOLUTION; MAGNETIC CLOUDS; SOLAR WIND;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 33750222091     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2004.11.026     Document Type: Article

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