The determination of shock ramp width using the noncoplanar magnetic field component

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 1975-1978

  Newbury, J A ^a   Russell, C T ^a   Gedalin, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPACECRAFT; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SHOCK WAVES;

BOW SHOCK OBSERVATIONS; COLLISIONLESS; MAGNETIC FIELD COMPONENTS; MAIN MAGNETIC FIELDS; NON-COPLANAR; SCALE SIZES; SHOCK VELOCITIES; SIMPLE EXPRESSION;

MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOSPHERE;

COLLISIONLESS FAST SHOCK; LOW MACH NUMBER SHOCKS; MAIN MAGNETIC FIELD COMPONENT; NONCOPLANAR MAGNETIC FIELD COMPONENT; SHOCK RAMP WIDTH;

EID: 0031210763     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL01977     Document Type: Article

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