The Earth's quasi-parallel bow shock: Review of observations and perspectives for Cluster

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 629-647

  Wilkinson, William P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collisionless shocks; Earth's bow shock; Ions; Quasi parallel shocks; Solar wind; Waves

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); FREQUENCIES; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; SHOCK WAVES;

CLUSTERS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 0141989585     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-0633(03)00099-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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