Observational evidence for transfer of plasma across the magnetopause

Space Science Reviews

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 217-234

  Paschmann, Götz ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Boundary Layer; Diffusion; Magnetic Reconnection; Magnetopause; Transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006301785     PISSN: 00386308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-0045-5_10     Document Type: Article

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