Cluster observations of surface waves on the dawn flank magnetopause

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 971-983

  Owen, C J ^a   Taylor, M G G T ^a   Krauklis, I C ^a   Fazakerley, A N ^a   Dunlop, M W ^b   Bosqued, J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c IRAP   (France)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (magnetospheric configuration and dynamics; MHD waves and unstabilities; solar wind magnetosphere interactions)

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOPAUSE; SURFACE WAVE;

EID: 1942472088     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-22-971-2004     Document Type: Article

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