The substorm current wedge: Further insights from MHD simulations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 3503-3513

  Birn, J ^a,b   Hesse, M ^c  

^a Center for Exoplanetary Systems   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

substorm current wedge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902475694     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JA019863     Document Type: Article

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