Location of the reconnection line for northward interplanetary magnetic field

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A3, 2004, Pages

  Trattner, K J ^a   Fuselier, S A ^a   Petrinec, S M ^a  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiparallel reconnection; Component reconnection; Cusp; Precipitating ions; Reconnection site

Indexed keywords

EID: 16344384581     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA009975     Document Type: Article

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