Cavities of weak magnetic field strength in the wake of FTEs: Results from global magnetospheric MHD simulations

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Kuznetsova, M M ^a   Sibeck, D G ^a   Hesse, M ^a   Wang, Y ^a   Rastaetter, L ^a   Toth, G ^b   Ridley, A ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUX TRANSFER EVENTS; MHD SIMULATION; MULTI-POINT OBSERVATION; POINT CLUSTERS; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; WEAK MAGNETIC FIELDS;

MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAMMALS;

MAGNETOSPHERE;

CAVITY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETOPAUSE; MAGNETOSPHERE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

EID: 67651091386     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL037489     Document Type: Article

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