On the propagation of blobs in the magnetotail: MHD simulations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 118, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 5497-5505

  Birn, J ^a,b   Nakamura, R ^c   Hesse, M ^d  

^a Center for Exoplanetary Systems   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Austrian Academy of Sciences   (Austria)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

blobs; entropy enhancement; magnetotail dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889016929     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgra.50521     Document Type: Article

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