Observation of reconnection pulses by Cluster and Double Star

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2921-2927

  Deng, X H ^a   Tang, R X ^a   Nakamura, R ^b   Baumjohann, W ^b   Zhang, T L ^b   Daly, P W ^c   Reme H ^d   Carr, C M ^e   Balogh, A ^e   Liu, Z X ^f   Wang, J F ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Austrian Academy of Sciences ^*  (Austria)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^d IRAP   (France)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (Magnetotail; storms and substorms); Space plasma physics (magnetic reconnection)

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 30744443832     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-23-2921-2005     Document Type: Article

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