Self-consistent hybrid simulations of the interaction of the heliosphere with the local interstellar medium

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A12, 2000, Pages 27419-27438

  Müller, Hans Reinhard ^a   Zank, Gary P ^a   Lipatov, Alexander S ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^c MOSCOW INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^d RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 39449117319     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja000361     Document Type: Article

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