Propagation of plasmoids generated by fast reconnection in the geomagnetic tail

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 99, Issue , 2013, Pages 47-52

  Ugai, M ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Magnetosphere; Plasmoid; Reconnection; Substorms

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETIC SUBSTORMS; MAGNETIC FIELD LINE; PLASMOID; PRECISE MEASUREMENTS; RECONNECTION; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SPONTANEOUS FAST RECONNECTION MODEL; SUBSTORMS;

MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOSPHERE;

GEOMAGNETISM;

EID: 84877698627     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2012.09.015     Document Type: Article

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