Reconnection sites of spatial cusp structures

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A4, 2005, Pages

  Trattner, K J ^a   Fuselier, S A ^a   Petrinec, S M ^a   Yeoman, T K ^b   Mouikis, C ^c,d   Kucharek, H ^c,d   Reme, H ^b,d  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d IRAP   (France)

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EID: 33646702783     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010722     Document Type: Article

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