Cluster observes the high-altitude cusp region

Surveys in Geophysics

Volumn 26, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 135-175

  Lavraud, B ^a   Reme H ^a   Dunlop, M W ^b   Bosqued, J M ^a   Dandouras, I ^a   Sauvaud, J A ^a   Keiling, A ^a   Phan, T D ^c   Lundin, R ^d   Cargill, P J ^e   Escoubet, C P ^f   Carlson, C W ^c   McFadden, J P ^c   Parks, G K ^c   Moebius, E ^g   Kistler, L M ^g   Amata, E ^h   Bavassano Cattaneo, M B ^h   Korth, A ⁱ   Klecker, B ^j   Balogh, A ^e   more..

^a IRAP   (France)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f ESA/ESTEC RSSD   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^h INAF   (Italy)

ⁱ MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^j MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

more..

Author keywords

Boundary layer; Cusp; Magnetopause; Plasma acceleration

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMA SHEATHS; PLASMAS;

CUSP; MAGNETOPAUSE; PLASMA ACCELERATION;

GEOMAGNETISM;

MAGNETOPAUSE;

EID: 24144437455     PISSN: 01693298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10712-005-1875-3     Document Type: Review

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