Structure and evolution of the solar coronal magnetic field

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 101, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 249-287

  Aly, J J ^a   Amari, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^b CENTRE DE PHYSIQUE THÉORIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Eruptive events; Force free magnetic fields; Magnetohydrodynamics; Numerical simulations; Solar corona

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; SOLAR SYSTEM;

CORONAL MASS EJECTION; FLUX CANCELLATION MODEL; PHOTOSPHERIC LEVEL; SOLAR CORONA;

MAGNETIC FIELDS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; SOLAR SYSTEM;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; CORONAL MASS EJECTION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL METHOD; SIMULATION;

EID: 34548785037     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: 10290419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091920701495320     Document Type: Review

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