Nonlinear evolution of plasmoid structure

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 663-671

  Abe, Shu A ^a   Hoshino, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOTAIL; PLASMA;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 4043102817     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03353286     Document Type: Article

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