Large amplitude solitary waves in and near the earth's magnetosphere, magnetopause and bow shock: Polar and Cluster observations

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 13-26

  Cattell, C ^a   Neiman, C ^a   Dombeck, J ^a   Crumley, J ^a   Wygant, J ^a   Kletzing, C A ^b   Peterson, W K ^c   Mozer, F S ^d   Andre M ^e  

^a University of Minnesota ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOSPHERE; SOLITARY WAVE;

EID: 0038722728     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-10-13-2003     Document Type: Article

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