Cluster observations of the heliospheric current sheet and an associated magnetic flux rope and comparisons with ACE

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A11, 2002, Pages

  Eastwood, J P ^a   Balogh, A ^a   Dunlop, M W ^a   Smith, C W ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

ACE; Bow shock; Cluster; Flux rope; Heliospheric current sheet; Multispacecraft

Indexed keywords

EID: 26044443278     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JA009158     Document Type: Article

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