Magnetopause processes

Space Science Reviews

Volumn 118, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 367-424

  Phan, T D ^a   Escoubet, C P ^b   Rezeau, L ^c   Treumann, R A ^d   Vaivads, A ^e   Paschmann, G ^f   Fuselier, S A ^g   Attie D ^c   Rogers, B ^h   Sonnerup, B U O ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^c SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^e SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^f INTERNATIONAL SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^g LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^h DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

ⁱ DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; DISPERSIONS; IONS; SPACE RESEARCH; SPACECRAFT;

CONVENTION CELLS; KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ INSTABILITY; MAGNETIC RECONNECTION; MAGNETOPAUSE;

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

EID: 26044463153     PISSN: 00386308     EISSN: 15729672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-005-3836-z     Document Type: Review

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