Injection of a bubble into the inner magnetosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Zhang, J C ^a   Wolf, R A ^a   Sazykin, S ^a   Toffoletto, F R ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ENTROPY; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC BUBBLES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOSPHERE;

CURRENT SHEET DISRUPTION; MAGNETIC RECONECTION; MAGNETOTAIL;

GEOPHYSICS;

ELECTRIC FIELD; MAGNETOSPHERE; MAGNETOTAIL; PLASMA; SIMULATION;

EID: 40849083803     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL032048     Document Type: Article

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