Tail current surge: New insights from a global MHD simulation and comparison with satellite observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A1, 2004, Pages

  Ohtani, Shin Ichi ^a   Raeder, Joachim ^b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Global MHD simulation; Growth phase; Magnetotail; Near earth reconnection; Substorm; Tail current

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749118736     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009750     Document Type: Article

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