Evolution of thin current sheet with a southward interplanetary magnetic field studied by a three-dimensional electromagnetic particle code

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A6, 2000, Pages 13017-13028

  Nishikawa, K I ^a   Ohtani, S ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 39449103520     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja000215     Document Type: Article

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