Ionospheric signatures of plasma injections in the cusp triggered by solar wind pressure pulses

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A8, 2005, Pages

  Cerisier, Jean Claude ^a   Marchaudon, Aurélie ^a,b   Bosqued, Jean Michel ^c   McWilliams, Kathryn ^d   Frey, Harald U ^e   Bouhram, Mehdi ^a,f   Laakso, Harri ^g   Dunlop, Malcolm ^h   Förster, Matthias ^f   Fazakerley, Andrew ^b  

^a SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c IRAP   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^g EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^h RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33746358488     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010962     Document Type: Article

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