Current sheet structure near magnetic X-line observed by Cluster

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2003, Pages

  Runov, A ^a   Nakamura, R ^a   Baumjohann, W ^a   Treumann, R A ^b   Zhang, T L ^a   Volwerk, M ^a   Voros Z ^a   Balogh, A ^c   Glassmeier K H ^d   Klecker, B ^b   Reme H ^e   Kistler, L ^f  

^a ÖAW ^*  (Austria)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^e IRAP   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PROTONS;

BIFURCATED STRUCTURE;

GEOPHYSICS;

MAGNETOSPHERE; MAGNETOTAIL;

EID: 0042784961     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL016730     Document Type: Article

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