On the nature of three-dimensional magnetic reconnection

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A7, 2003, Pages

  Priest, E R ^a   Hornig, G ^b   Pontin, D I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Magnetic flux; Magnetic reconnection; Magnetohydrodynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749104215     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009812     Document Type: Article

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