MHD simulations of quadrupolar paleomagnetospheres

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A12, 2004, Pages

  Vogt, J ^a,e   Zieger, B ^a,d,e   Stadelmann, A ^b   Glassmeier, K H ^b   Gombosi, T I ^c   Hansen, K C ^c   Ridley, A J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d GEODETIC AND GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^e JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Geomagnetic polarity reversal; Magnetic field topology; Magnetospheric current system; MHD simulation; Paleomagnetosphere; Quadrupole magnetosphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 41849133977     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010273     Document Type: Article

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