Crater FTEs: Simulation results and THEMIS observations

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 17, 2008, Pages

  Sibeck, David G ^a   Kuznetsova, M ^a   Angelopoulos, V ^b   Glassmeier K H ^c   McFadden, J P ^d  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID DYNAMICS; IMPACT STRENGTH; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETISM; MAGNETOSPHERE; MAMMALS;

CORE MAGNETIC FIELDS; CURRENT LAYERS; DAYSIDE MAGNETOPAUSES; FIELD STRENGTHS; FLUX TRANSFER EVENTS; IMPACT PARAMETERS; INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FIELD LINES; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC (MHD); MAGNETOSHEATH; SIMULATION RESULTS; WEAK MAGNETIC FIELDS;

MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT;

CRATER; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETOPAUSE; SATELLITE MISSION; SIMULATION;

EID: 57049096497     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL033568     Document Type: Article

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