Vortex-associated reconnection for northward IMF in the Kronian magnetosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 23, 2007, Pages

  Fukazawa, Keiichiro ^a,b   Ogino, Tatsuki ^a   Walker, Raymond J ^c  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; VORTEX FLOW;

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC SIMULATION; MAGNETOPAUSE; MAGNETOPAUSE VORTICES; VORTEX-ASSOCIATED RECONNECTION;

MAGNETOSPHERE;

KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ INSTABILITY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETOPAUSE; MAGNETOSPHERE; SATURN; VORTEX;

EID: 39049096203     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL031784     Document Type: Article

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