Energetic electrons as a field line topology tracer in the high latitude boundary/cusp region: Cluster rapid observations

Surveys in Geophysics

Volumn 26, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 215-240

  Zong, Q G ^a   Fritz, T A ^a   Korth, A ^b   Daly, P W ^b   Dunlop, M ^c   Balogh, A ^c   Fennell, J F ^d   Sullivan, J D ^a   Friedel, R W H ^e   Reme, H ^f  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^e LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f IRAP   (France)

Author keywords

Boundary; Cusp; Electron; Energetic ions; Magnetosphere; Reconnection

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; IONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA SHEATHS;

CUSP; ENERGETIC ELECTRONS; ENERGETIC IONS;

GEOMAGNETISM;

ELECTRON; MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 24144444161     PISSN: 01693298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10712-005-1879-z     Document Type: Article

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