Origin of the turbulent spectra in the high-altitude cusp: Cluster spacecraft observations

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1057-1075

  Nykyri, K ^a   Grison, B ^b   Cargill, P J ^a   Lavraud, B ^c   Lucek, E ^a   Dandouras, I ^d   Balogh, A ^a   Cornilleau Wehrlin, N ^b   Reme H ^d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d IRAP   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD; TURBULENCE; WAVE SPECTRUM;

EID: 33751095366     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-24-1057-2006     Document Type: Article

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