Kelvin-Helmholtz instability in a magnetotail flank-like geometry: Three-dimensional MHD simulations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Takagi, K ^a   Hashimoto, C ^a   Hasegawa, H ^b,c   Fujimoto, M ^b,c   TanDokoro, R ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

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EID: 33947535036     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011631     Document Type: Article

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