Dimensional analysis of observed structures using multipoint magnetic field measurements: Application to Cluster

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1-5

  Shiq, Q Q ^a   Shen, C ^a   Pu, Z Y ^b   Dunlop, M W ^c   Zong, Q G ^d   Zhang, H ^d   Xiao, C J ^e   Liu, Z X ^a   Balogh, A ^f  

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

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^f IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MAGNETOSPHERE; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SPACE APPLICATIONS; TENSORS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

INVARIANT AXIS ORIENTATION; MAGNETIC GRADIENT TENSOR; MAGNETOSHEATH;

GEOPHYSICS;

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD;

EID: 26044433873     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL022454     Document Type: Article

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