Continuous reconnection line and pressure-dependent energy conversion on the magnetopause in a global MHD model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Laitinen, T V ^a   Palmroth, M ^a   Pulkkinen, T I ^a   Janhunen, P ^a   Koskinen, H E J ^a,b  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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EID: 38349158100     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012352     Document Type: Article

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