A 2.5 dimensional MHD simulation of multiple-plasmoid-like structures in the course of a substorm

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A12, 2001, Pages 29807-29830

  Jin, S P ^a,b   Hu, X P ^b   Zong, Q G ^c   Fu, S Y ^d   Wilken, B ^a   Buchner J ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

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

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 39449089671     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001ja900034     Document Type: Article

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