Resistive MHD reconstruction of two-dimensional coherent structures in space

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2113-2125

  Teh, W L ^a   Sonnerup, B U O ^b   Birn, J ^c   Denton, R E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (Magnetopause, cusp, and boundary layers); Space plasma physics (Magnetic reconnection; Numerical simulation studies)

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMA;

EID: 78649438788     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-28-2113-2010     Document Type: Article

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