Magnetic mirror structures observed by cluster in the magnetosheath

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 15, 2003, Pages

  Constantinescu, O D ^a,b   Glassmeier, K H ^a,c   Treumann, R ^d   Fornacon K H ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF SPACE SCIENCES   (Romania)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; SPACECRAFT; INFORMATION USE; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETISM; MIRRORS;

MAGNETIC MIRROR STRUCTURES (MMS); 3D GEOMETRY; MAGNETIC FIELD DATA; MAGNETOSHEATHS; MIRROR STRUCTURE; MULTI-POINTS; NONUNIQUENESS;

MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC MIRRORS;

MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 0242368873     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL017313     Document Type: Article

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