Reconstruction of two-dimensional coherent structures in ideal and resistive Hall MHD: The theory

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Sonnerup, Bengt U Ö ^a   Teh, Wai Leong ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 67650168722     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013897     Document Type: Article

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