Magnetic merging line and reconnection voltage versus IMF clock angle: Results from global MHD simulations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Hu, Y Q ^a   Peng, Z ^a   Wang, C ^b   Kan, J R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

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EID: 72649094355     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014118     Document Type: Article

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