Computer studies of the three-dimensional magnetic reconnection with the superimposed By component

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A3, 2000, Pages 5529-5540

  Lee, Ensang ^a   Min, Kyoung Wook ^a   Seon, Jongho ^a   Lee, L C ^b   Ryu, Dongsu ^c  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

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EID: 39449097482     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900485     Document Type: Article

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