Simultaneous observations of energetic (∼150 keV) protons upstream of the Earth's bow shock at ACE and WIND

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 169-172

  Haggerty, D K ^a   Desai, M I ^b   Mason, G M ^b,c   Dwyer, J R ^b   Gold, R E ^a   Krimigis, S M ^a   Mazur, J E ^d   Von Rosenvinge, T T ^e  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^e NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPACECRAFT;

EARTH'S BOW SHOCK; INTENSITY ENHANCEMENT; LOCAL MAGNETIC FIELD; MEASUREMENTS OF; RANDOM COINCIDENCES; SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENT; SIMULTANEOUS OBSERVATION; SOURCE REGION;

PLASMA SHOCK WAVES;

MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 0033556599     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998GL900288     Document Type: Article

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