Orientation of the reconnection X-line

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Swisdak, M ^a   Drake, J F ^a,b  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOPLASMA; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

ARBITRARY DENSITY; X-LINE;

GEOMAGNETISM;

DENSITY; MAGNETIC FIELD; OUTFLOW; PLASMA; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 34547971456     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL029815     Document Type: Article

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