Cluster observations of a structured magnetospheric cusp

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1015-1027

  Balan, N ^a   Alleyne, H ^a   Walker, S ^a   Reme H ^b   Decreau P M E ^c   Balogh, A ^d   Andre M ^e   Fazakerley, A N ^f   Cornilleau Wehrlin, N ^g   Gurnett, D ^h   Fraenz, M ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b IRAP   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e SISP   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^h UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

ⁱ MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOPAUSE; MAGNETOSPHERE; SOLAR WIND; SPACECRAFT;

EID: 33751101590     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-24-1015-2006     Document Type: Article

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