Simultaneous Cluster and IMAGE observations of cusp reconnection and auroral proton spot for northward IMF

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2003, Pages

  Phan, T ^a   Frey, H U ^a   Frey, S ^a   Peticolas, L ^a   Fuselier, S ^b   Carlson, C ^a   Reme H ^c   Bosqued, J M ^c   Balogh, A ^d   Dunlop, M ^e   Kistler, L ^f   Mouikis, C ^f   Dandouras, I ^c   Sauvaud, J A ^c   Mende, S ^a   McFadden, J ^a   Parks, G ^a   Moebius, E ^f   Klecker, B ^g   Paschmann, G ^g   Fujimoto, M ^h   Petrinec, S ^b   Marcucci, M F ⁱ   Korth, A ^j   Lundin, R ^k   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^c IRAP   (France)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^g MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^h TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

ⁱ INAF   (Italy)

^j MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^k SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOS; PLANETS; PLASMA JETS; PROTONS;

MAGNETOSHEATH;

GEOPHYSICS;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 0041784073     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003gl016885     Document Type: Article

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