Observations of concentrated generator regions in the nightside magnetosphere by Cluster/FAST conjunctions

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 637-649

  Hamrin, M ^a   Marghitu, O ^b,c   Ronnmark K ^a   Klecker, B ^c   Andre M ^d   Buchert, S ^d   Kistler, L M ^e   Mcfadden, J ^f   Reme H ^g   Vaivads, A ^d  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTE OF SPACE SCIENCES   (Romania)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^d SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g IRAP   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AURORA; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMA;

EID: 33751084323     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-24-637-2006     Document Type: Article

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