Orientation and motion of a discontinuity from single-spacecraft measurements of plasma velocity and density: Minimum mass flux residue

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A3, 2004, Pages

  Sonnerup, B U O ^a,c   Haaland, S ^b,c   Paschmann, G ^b,c   Lavraud, B ^d   Dunlop, M W ^e   Reme H ^d   Balogh, A ^f  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^d IRAP   (France)

^e RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^f IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2724 magnetospheric physics: Magnetopause; 2794 magnetospheric physics: Instruments and techniques; 7811 space plasma physics: Discontinuities; 7819 space plasma physics: Experimental and mathematical techniques; Boundary layers; Cusp

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745506959     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010230     Document Type: Article

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