dHybrid: A massively parallel code for hybrid simulations of space plasmas

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 176, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 419-425

  Gargate L ^a,b   Bingham, R ^b,c   Fonseca, R A ^a,d   Silva, L O ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

AMPTE; Artificial atmospheres; Hybrid codes; Particle MHD codes; Solar wind; Space plasmas

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMA INTERACTIONS; PLASMAS;

ARTIFICIAL ATMOSPHERES; HYBRID CODES; PARTICLE MHD CODES; SPACE PLASMAS;

CODES (SYMBOLS);

EID: 33847134476     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpc.2006.11.013     Document Type: Article

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