Flow shear near the boundary of the plasma sheet observed by Cluster and Geotail

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A5, 2004, Pages

  Nakamura, R ^a   Baumjohann, W ^a   Nagai, T ^b   Fujimoto, M ^b   Mukai, T ^c   Klecker, B ^d   Treumann, R ^d   Balogh, A ^e   Reme H ^f   Sauvaud, J A ^f   Kistler, L ^g   Mouikis, C ^g   Owen, C J ^h   Fazakerley, A N ^h   Dewhurst, J P ^h   Bogdanova, Y ^h  

^a Institut für Weltraumforschung der ÖAW ^*  (Austria)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f IRAP   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flow shear; Plasma sheet boundary layer; Plasma sheet expansion; Reconnection

Indexed keywords

EID: 11844265060     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010174     Document Type: Article

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