Multi-scale/multi-fluid simulations of the post plasmoid current sheet in the terrestrial magnetosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 21, 2006, Pages

  Harnett, E M ^a   Winglee, R M ^a   Paty, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); GEOMAGNETISM; HYDROGEN; IONOSPHERE; IONS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; OXYGEN;

CURRENT SHEET; DIPOLAR FIELDLINES; KINKS; PLASMOID; RECONNECTION REGIONS;

MAGNETOSPHERE;

AMPLITUDE; BOUNDARY LAYER; EARTH; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOSPHERE; MAGNETOTAIL; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; PLASMA; SIMULATION; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 34248517215     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL027376     Document Type: Article

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