Bow shock contributions to region 1 field-aligned current: A new result from global MHD simulations

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Guo, X C ^a   Wang, C ^a   Hu, Y Q ^b   Kan, J R ^c  

^a CENTER FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLIED RESEARCH   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; GEOMAGNETISM; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SOLAR WIND;

BOW SHOCK; FIELD-ALIGNED CURRENT; MAGNETIC STORMS;

PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS;

GEOMAGNETIC STORM; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MODELING; SOLAR WIND; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 41849118053     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL032713     Document Type: Article

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