Cluster observations of the high-altitude cusp for northward interplanetary magnetic field: A case study

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A9, 2003, Pages

  Vontrat Reberac, A ^a   Bosqued, J M ^b   Taylor, M G G T ^c   Lavraud, B ^b   Fontaine, D ^a   Dunlop, M W ^d   Laakso, H ^e   Cornilleau Werhlin, N ^a   Canu, P ^a   Fazakerley, A ^f  

^a SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^b IRAP   (France)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^e EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High altitude cusp; High latitude cusp; Magnetic reconnection

Indexed keywords

EID: 1242287205     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009717     Document Type: Article

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