Computing the reconnection rate at the Earth's magnetopause using two spacecraft observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A6, 2005, Pages

  Fuselier, S A ^a   Trattner, K J ^a   Petrinec, S M ^a   Owen, C J ^b   Reme H ^c  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c IRAP   (France)

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EID: 33747241368     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010805     Document Type: Article

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