Reconnection and scale-free avalanching in a driven current-sheet model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A2, 2004, Pages

  Klimas, Alex J ^a   Uritsky, Vadim M ^b   Vassiliadis, Dimitris ^c   Baker, Daniel N ^d  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Avalanche distributions; Loading unloading cycle; Plasma sheet; Scale free; Self organized criticality; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749094075     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010036     Document Type: Article

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