Low-frequency wave characteristics in the upstream and downstream regime of the terrestrial bow shock

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Narita, Y ^a   Glassmeier, K H ^a,b   Fornacon K H ^a   Richter, I ^a   Schafer S ^a   Motschmann, U ^a   Dandouras, I ^c,e   Reme H ^c,e   Georgescu, E ^d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^e IRAP   (France)

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EID: 33845792542     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011231     Document Type: Article

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