On the structure of field-aligned currents in the mid-altitude cusp

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3391-3401

  Marchaudon, A ^a,b   Cerisier, J C ^c   Bosqued, J M ^d   Owen, C J ^a   Fazakerley, A N ^a   Lahiff, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LPCE CNRS   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d IRAP   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT; FLUX MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC FIELD; PARTICULATE FLUX; PLASMA;

EID: 33845992912     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-24-3391-2006     Document Type: Article

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