Cluster observations of velocity space-restricted ion distributions near the plasma sheet

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 1-4

  Wilber, M ^a   Lee, E ^a   Parks, G K ^a   Meziane, K ^b   Carlson, C W ^a   McFadden, J P ^a   Reme H ^c   Dandouras, I ^c   Sauvaud, J A ^c   Bosqued, J M ^c   Kistler, L ^d   Mobius E ^d   McCarthy, M ^e   Korth, A ^f   Klecker, B ^g   Bavassano Cattaneo, M B ^h   Lundin, R ⁱ   Lucek, E ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^g MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^h INAF   (Italy)

ⁱ SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^j IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

2748 Magnetospheric physics: Magnetotail boundary layers; 2764 Magnetospheric physics: Plasma sheet; 2788 Magnetospheric physics: Storms and substorms; 7807 Space plasma physics: Charged particle motion and acceleration; 7811 Space plasma physics: Discontinuities

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICS; OBSERVATORIES; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMA SHEATHS; REMOTE SENSING; VELOCITY;

CLUSTER OBSERVATIONS; ION DISTRIBUTIONS; ION GYROFREQUENCY WAVES; PLASMA SHEETS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

MAGNETOTAIL;

EID: 20044367806     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL020265     Document Type: Article

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