Plasma sheet structure during strongly northward IMF

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A6, 2003, Pages

  Petrukovich, A A ^a   Baumjohann, W ^b   Nakamura, R ^b   Balogh, A ^c   Mukai, T ^d   Glassmeier, K H ^e   Reme, H ^f   Klecker, B ^g  

^a Space Research Institute Russian Academy of Sciences ^*  (Russian Federation)

^b Space Research Institute Austrian Academy of Sciences ^*  (Austria)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^f IRAP   (France)

^g MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Convection; Current sheet; Magnetotail; Northward IMF; Plasma sheet

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744477736     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009738     Document Type: Article

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