Substorm associated magnetotail energetic electrons pitch angle evolutions and flow reversals: Cluster observation

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 17, 2006, Pages

  Wu, P ^a   Fritz, T A ^a   Lavraud, B ^b   Lucek, E ^c  

^a USA   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAMS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; SATELLITES;

BEAMLIKE DISTRIBUTIONS; ELECTRON FLUXES; LOCAL DIPOLARIZATION; MAGNETOTAIL ENERGETIC ELECTRONS;

GEOPHYSICS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ELECTRON; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOTAIL; POLARIZATION; SATELLITE;

EID: 33845674579     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL026595     Document Type: Article

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