Cluster observations of flux rope structures in the near-tail

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 651-666

  Henderson, P D ^a   Owen, C J ^a   Alexeev, I V ^a   Slavin, J ^b   Fazakerley, A N ^a   Lucek, E ^c   Reme H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d IRAP   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH; MAGNETIC FIELD; PLASMA;

EID: 33751100900     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-24-651-2006     Document Type: Article

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