Using an MHD simulation to interpret the global context of a coronal mass ejection observed by two spacecraft

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A7, 2003, Pages

  Riley, Pete ^a   Linker, J A ^a   Mikic Z ^a   Odstrcil, D ^b   Zurbuchen, T H ^c   Lario, D ^d   Lepping, R P ^e  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CMEs; Coronal mass ejections; In situ observations; MHD simulations

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749106441     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009760     Document Type: Article

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