Rice convection model simulation of the 18 April 2002 sawtooth event and evidence for interchange instability

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Yang, J ^a   Toffoletto, F R ^a   Wolf, R A ^a   Sazykin, S ^a   Spiro, R W ^a   Brandt, P C ^b,e   Henderson, M G ^c   Frey, H U ^d  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 58749114375     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013635     Document Type: Article

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