Magnetohydrodynamic simulation of an equatorial dipolar paleomagnetosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A7, 2004, Pages

  Zieger, B ^a,d   Vogt, J ^a   Glassmeier, K H ^b   Gombosi, T I ^c  

^a JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d GEODETIC AND GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Equatorial dipole; Geomagnetic polarity reversal; Magnetospheric current system; MHD simulation; Paleomagnetosphere; Pole on magnetosphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549162340     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010434     Document Type: Article

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