Cluster observations of the exterior cusp and its surrounding boundaries under northward IMF

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 20, 2002, Pages

  Lavraud, B ^a   Dunlop, M W ^b   Phan, T D ^c   Reme H ^a   Bosqued, J M ^a   Dandouras, I ^a   Sauvaud, J A ^a   Lundin, R ^d   Taylor, M G G T ^e   Cargill, P J ^b   Mazelle, C ^a   Escoubet, C P ^f   Carlson, C W ^c   McFadden, J P ^c   Parks, G K ^c   Moebius, E ^g   Kistler, L M ^g   Bavassano Cattaneo, M B ^h   Korth, A ⁱ   Klecker, B ^j   Balogh, A ^g   more..

^a IRAP   (France)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f ESA/ESTEC RSSD   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^h INAF   (Italy)

ⁱ MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^j MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PLANETS; SPACECRAFT OBSERVATORIES; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETISM; PLASMA JETS;

STAGNANT EXTERIOR CUSPS (SEC); CLUSTER OBSERVATIONS; HIGH SPEED; INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELDS; NORTHWARD IMF; PLASMA PARAMETER; RADIAL DISTANCE; RECONNECTION SITES; STAGNANT EXTERIOR CUSPS;

GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETOPLASMA;

MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 0037110269     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002gl015464     Document Type: Article

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