Global control of merging by the interplanetary magnetic field: Cluster observations of dawnside flank magnetopause reconnection

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A12, 2004, Pages

  Eriksson, S ^a   Elkington, S R ^a   Phan, T D ^b   Petrinec, S M ^c   Reme H ^d   Dunlop, M W ^e   Wiltberger, M ^f   Balogh, A ^g   Ergun, R E ^a   Andre M ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^d IRAP   (France)

^e RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^g IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^h SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Flank magnetic reconnection; MHD sash

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845761721     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010346     Document Type: Article

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