A model of the bifurcated current sheet: 2. Flapping motions

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2004, Pages

  Sitnov, M I ^a   Swisdak, M ^a   Drake, J F ^a   Guzdar, P N ^a   Rogers, B N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPACECRAFT;

CURRENT SHEETS; FLAPPING MOTIONS; ION SPECIES;

GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 3543100393     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL019473     Document Type: Article

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