Multipoint analysis of the temporal scale of bursty bulk flow events during the quiet time of magnetotail

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 252-258

  Ma, Yu Duan ^a,b   Cao, Jin Bin ^a   Zhou, Guo Cheng ^a   Liu, Zhen Xin ^a   Reme, H ^c   Dandouras, I ^c  

^a CENTER FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLIED RESEARCH   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c IRAP   (France)

Author keywords

BBFs; Flapping; Localization; Time scale; Transport

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOTAIL;

EID: 24044555269     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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