Evidence for an extended reconnection line at the dayside magnetopause

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 619-625

  Phan, T D ^a   Freeman, M P ^b   Kistler, L M ^c   Klecker, B ^d   Haerendel, G ^d   Paschmann, G ^d   Sonnerup, B U O ^e   Baumjohann, W ^d   Bavassano Cattaneo, M B ^f   Carlson, C W ^a   DiLellis, A M ^f   Fornacon, K H ^g   Frank, L A ^h   Fujimoto, M ⁱ   Georgescu, E ^d,j   Kokubun, S ^k   Moebius, E ^c   Mukai, T ^l   Paterson, W R ^h   Reme, H ^m  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^e DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^f INAF   (Italy)

^g TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

ⁱ TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^j INSTITUTE OF SPACE SCIENCES   (Romania)

^k NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^l JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^m IRAP   (France)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOPAUSE;

EID: 0042200137     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03353281     Document Type: Article

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