Reconstruction of the magnetotail current sheet structure using multi-point Cluster measurements

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 237-243

  Runov, A ^a   Sergeev, V A ^b   Nakamura, R ^a   Baumjohann, W ^a   Zhang, T L ^a   Asano, Y ^a   Volwerk, M ^a,c   Voros Z ^a   Balogh, A ^d   Rme H ^e  

^a Institut Für Weltraumforschung ^*  (Austria)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e IRAP   (France)

Author keywords

Bursty bulk flow; Current sheet; Magnetospheric tail; Neutral sheet

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ESTIMATION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MAGNETOPLASMA; SPACECRAFT; VECTORS;

BURSTY BULK FLOW; CURRENT SHEET; MAGNETOSPHERIC TAIL; NEUTRAL SHEET;

MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 19944428522     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2004.09.049     Document Type: Conference Paper

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