On magnetic reconnection regimes and associated three-dimensional asymmetries: Hybrid, Hall-less hybrid, and Hall-MHD simulations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A9, 2004, Pages

  Karimabadi, H ^a   Krauss Varban, D ^a,b   Huba, J D ^c   Vu, H X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D reconnection; Dawn dusk asymmetry; Diffusion region; Hall MHD; Hall less hybrid; Sweet parker

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749116409     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010478     Document Type: Article

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