Multi-point observations of cold-dense plasma sheet and its relation with tail-LLBL

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 25, Issue 7-8, 2000, Pages 1607-1616

  Fujimoto, M ^a   Mukai, T ^b   Matsuoka, A ^b   Saito, Y ^b   Hayakawa, H ^b   Kokubun, S ^c   Lepping, R P ^d  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

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EID: 0039011900     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)00674-2     Document Type: Article

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