Cluster observations of traveling compression regions in the near-tail

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A6, 2005, Pages

  Slavin, J A ^a   Tanskanen, E I ^a   Hesse, M ^a   Owen, C J ^b   Dunlop, M W ^c   Imber, S ^d   Lucek, E A ^d   Balogh, A ^d   Glassmeier, K H ^e  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

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EID: 18744404009     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010878     Document Type: Article

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