Multi-scale magnetic field intermittence in the plasma sheet

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1955-1964

  Voros Z ^a   Baumjohann, W ^a   Nakamura, R ^a   Runov, A ^a   Zhang, T L ^a   Volwerk, M ^a   Eichelberger, H U ^a   Balogh, A ^b   Horbury, T S ^b   Glassmeier K H ^c   Klecker, B ^d   Reme H ^e  

^a ÖAW ^*  (Austria)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^e IRAP   (France)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (magnetotail; plasma sheet); Space plasma physics (turbulence)

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD; PLASMA;

EID: 0141888972     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-21-1955-2003     Document Type: Article

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