On the characterization of magnetic reconnection in global MHD simulations

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3059-3069

  Laitinen, T V ^a   Janhunen, P ^a,b   Pulkkinen, T I ^a   Palmroth, M ^a   Koskinen, H E J ^a,b  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; ELECTRIC FIELD; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOPAUSE; SIMULATION; TOPOLOGY;

EID: 33845919902     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-24-3059-2006     Document Type: Article

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