Cluster observations of complex 3D magnetic structures at the magnetopause

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 19, 2004, Pages

  Louarn, P ^a   Fedorov, A ^a   Budnik, E ^a   Fruit, G ^a   Sauvaud, J A ^a   Harvey, C C ^a   Dandouras, I ^a   Reme H ^a   Dunlop, M C ^b   Balogh, A ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2724 Magnetospheric Physics: Magnetopause, cusp, and boundary layers; 2780 Magnetospheric Physics: Solar wind interactions with unmagnetized bodies; 7853 Space Plasma Physics: Spacecraft atmosphere interactions

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SPACECRAFT;

INTER-LINKING; MAGNETIC STRUCTURES; MAGNETOPAUSE; MAGNETOSPHERIC FIELDS;

STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS);

MAGNETOPAUSE;

EID: 19944385226     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL020625     Document Type: Article

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