Evidence for newly closed magnetosheath field lines at the dayside magnetopause under northward IMF

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Lavraud, B ^a   Thomsen, M F ^a   Lefebvre, B ^b   Schwartz, S J ^b   Seki, K ^c   Phan, T D ^d   Wang, Y L ^a   Fazakerley, A ^e   Reme H ^f   Balogh, A ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f IRAP   (France)

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EID: 33845955304     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011266     Document Type: Article

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