How typical are atypical current sheets?

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Asano, Yoshihiro ^a   Nakamura, R ^a   Baumjohann, W ^a   Runov, A ^a   Voros Z ^a   Volwerk, M ^a,c   Zhang, T L ^a   Balogh, A ^b   Klecker, B ^c   Reme H ^d  

^a ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^d IRAP   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); MAGNETIC FIELDS; PLASMA THEORY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CLUSTERS; CROSS-TAIL CURRENTS; CURRENT SHEETS; HARRIS SHEETS;

GEOMAGNETISM;

MAGNETIC FIELD;

EID: 20244373170     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL021834     Document Type: Article

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