Bouncing ion clusters in the plasma sheet boundary layer observed by Cluster-CIS

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A9, 2005, Pages

  Keiling, A ^a,b   Parks, G K ^a   Reme H ^b   Dandouras, I ^b   Bosqued, J M ^b   Wilber, M ^a   McCarthy, M ^c,i   Mouikis, C ^d   Amata, E ^e,j   Klecker, B ^f   Korth, A ^g   Lundin, R ^h   Frey, H U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b IRAP   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^e INAF   (Italy)

^f MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^g MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^h SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^j CNR   (Italy)

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EID: 33747196619     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010497     Document Type: Article

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