Reconstruction of two-dimensional magnetopause structures from Cluster observations: Verification of method

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1251-1266

  Hasegawa, H ^a   Sonnerup, B U O ^a   Dunlop, M W ^b   Balogh, A ^c   Haaland, S E ^d,e   Klecker, B ^e   Paschmann, G ^d,e   Lavraud, B ^f   Dandouras, I ^f   Reme H ^f  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d INTERNATIONAL SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^f IRAP   (France)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (magnetopause, cusp, and boundary layers); Space plasma physics (experimental and mathematical technique, magnetic reconnection)

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOPAUSE;

EID: 2442488624     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-22-1251-2004     Document Type: Article

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