Stormtime energy transfer in global MHD simulation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A1, 2003, Pages

  Palmroth, M ^a   Pulkkinen, T I ^a   Janhunen, P ^a   Wu, C C ^b  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy transfer; Magnetic storms; Magnetopause; Solar wind magnetosphere coupling

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749115727     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009446     Document Type: Article

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