Numerical experiments on wave propagation toward a 3D null point due to rotational motions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A1, 2003, Pages

  Galsgaard, K ^a   Priest, E R ^a   Titov, V S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

3210 mathematical geophysics: Modeling; 3220 mathematical geophysics: Nonlinear dynamics; 7509 solar physics, astrophysics, and astronomy: Corona; 7524 solar physics, astrophysics, and astronomy: Magnetic fields

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749124128     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009393     Document Type: Article

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