Cluster observations of currents in the plasma sheet during reconnection

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Alexeev, I V ^a   Owen, C J ^a   Fazakerley, A N ^a   Runov, A ^b   Dewhurst, J P ^a   Balogh, A ^c   Reme H ^d   Klecker, B ^e   Kistler, L ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d IRAP   (France)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PLASMAS; SPACECRAFT; SPECTROMETERS;

ELECTRON CURRENTS; ELECTRON SPECTROMETERS; NEUTRAL SHEET (NS); PLASMA SHEETS;

ELECTRIC CURRENTS;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 17844404039     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL021420     Document Type: Article

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