Cluster observation of plasma flow reversal in the magnetotail during a substorm

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2005-2013

  Lui, A T Y ^a   Zheng, Y ^a   Zhang, Y ^a   Livi, S ^a   Reme H ^b   Dunlop, M W ^c   Gustafsson, G ^d   Mende, S B ^e   Mouikis, C ^f   Kistler, L M ^f  

^a JHU/APL   (United States)

^b IRAP   (France)

^c RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT; ELECTRIC FIELD; MAGNETOTAIL; PLASMA;

EID: 33751072361     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-24-2005-2006     Document Type: Article

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