Plasma sheet climatology: Geotail observations and LFM model comparisons

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 15-16 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 1351-1360

  Guild, Timothy ^a   Spence, Harlan ^a   Kepko, Larry ^a   Wiltberger, Michael ^b   Goodrich, Charles ^a   Lyon, John ^a,c   Hughes, W Jeffrey ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Model validation; Numerical modeling; Plasma convection; Plasma sheet

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMA FLOW; PLASMAS; STATISTICAL METHODS; WIND;

LYON-FEDDER-MOBARRY (LFM) MODEL; MAGNETIC PRESSURES; PLASMA SHEETS; SOLAR WINDS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 7244251849     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2004.03.021     Document Type: Article

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