Equilibrium and catastrophe of coronal flux ropes in axisymmetrical magnetic field

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A2, 2003, Pages

  Hu, Y Q ^a   Li, G Q ^a   Xing, X Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Coronal mass ejection; MHD catastrophe; Solar magnetic field

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448974261     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009419     Document Type: Article

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