Cluster observations of reconnection due to the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability at the dawnside magnetospheric flank

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2619-2643

  Nykyri, K ^a   Otto, A ^b   Lavraud, B ^c   Mouikis, C ^d   Kistler, L M ^d   Balogh, A ^a   Reme H ^e  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^e IRAP   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ INSTABILITY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOPAUSE; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMA;

EID: 33751117194     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-24-2619-2006     Document Type: Article

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