Spatial features observed in the cusp under steady solar wind conditions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A10, 2002, Pages

  Trattner, K J ^a,c   Fuselier, S A ^a   Peterson, W K ^a   Carlson, C W ^b  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cusp; Cusp structure; Ion precipitation; Magnetic reconnection; Reconnection rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142006966     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JA000262     Document Type: Article

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