Flux transfer events: 1. Generation mechanism for strong southward IMF

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 381-392

  Raeder, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOSPHERE; SOLAR WIND;

EID: 33751100643     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-24-381-2006     Document Type: Article

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