Numerical simulation of the 12 May 1997 CME Event: The role of magnetic reconnection

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Cohen, O ^a   Attrill, G D R ^a   Schwadron, N A ^b   Crooker, N U ^b   Owens, M J ^c   Downs, C ^d   Gombosi, T I ^e  

^a HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 77958123663     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA015464     Document Type: Article

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