Initial results of high-latitude magnetopause and low-latitude flank flux transfer events from 3 years of Cluster observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A11, 2005, Pages

  Wang, Y L ^a   Elphic, R C ^a   Lavraud, B ^a   Taylor, M G G T ^a,b   Birn, J ^a   Raeder, J ^c   Russell, C T ^d   Kawano, H ^e   Zong, Q G ^f   Zhang, H ^f   Zhang, X X ^g   Friedel, R H ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f Boston University   (United States)

^g CENTER FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLIED RESEARCH   (China)

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EID: 33845746254     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011150     Document Type: Article

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