Magnetopause and boundary layer

Space Science Reviews

Volumn 118, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 231-320

  De Keyser, J ^a   Dunlop, M W ^b   Owen, C J ^c   Sonnerup, B U O ^d   Haaland, S E ^e   Vaivads, A ^f   Paschmann, G ^g   Lundin, R ^f   Rezeau, L ^h  

^a BELGIAN INSTITUTE FOR SPACE AERONOMY   (Belgium)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^f SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^g INTERNATIONAL SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^h SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOSPHERE; SURFACES; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

DENSITY GRADIENT; DIPOLE FIELD; FIELD MAGNITUDE; MAGNETOSPHERIC;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 26044481142     PISSN: 00386308     EISSN: 15729672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-005-3834-1     Document Type: Review

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