A non-force-free approach to the topology of magnetic clouds in the solar wind

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A1, 2002, Pages

  Hidalgo, M A ^a   Cid, C ^a   Vinas A F ^b   Sequeiros, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Interplanetary magnetic fields; Magnetic clouds

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448973098     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JA900100     Document Type: Article

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