Solitary waves observed in the auroral zone: The Cluster multi-spacecraft perspective

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 183-196

  Pickett, J S ^a   Kahler, S W ^a   Chen, L J ^a   Huff, R L ^a   Santolik O ^a,b   Khotyaintsev, Y ^c   Decreau P M E ^d   Winningham, D ^e   Frahm, R ^e   Goldstein, M L ^f   Lakhina, G S ^g   Tsurutani, B T ^h   Lavraud, B ⁱ   Gurnett, D A ^a   Andre M ^c   Fazakerley, A ^j   Balogh, A ^k   Reme H ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^e SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^g INDIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOMAGNETISM   (India)

^h CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

ⁱ IRAP   (France)

^j UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^k IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AURORA; MAGNETOSPHERE; SOLITARY WAVE;

EID: 2442690197     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-11-183-2004     Document Type: Article

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