Dynamic Harris current sheet thickness from Cluster current density and plasma measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A2, 2005, Pages

  Thompson, S M ^a,b   Kivelson, M G ^a,b   Khurana, K K ^a,b   McPherron, R L ^a,b   Weygand, J M ^a   Balogh, A ^c   Reme H ^d   Kistler, L M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

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EID: 33646672831     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010714     Document Type: Article

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