ISTP observations of plasmoid ejection: IMP 8 and Geotail

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 103, Issue A1, 1998, Pages 119-133

  Slavin, J A ^a   Fairfield, D H ^a   Kuznetsova, M M ^a   Owen, C J ^b   Lepping, R P ^a   Taguchi, S ^c   Mukai, T ^d   Saito, Y ^d   Yamamoto, T ^d   Kokubun, S ^e   Lui, A T Y ^f   Reeves, G D ^g  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO COMMUNICATIONS   (Japan)

^d JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^e NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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