Dynamics of thin current sheets associated with magnetotail reconnection

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Nakamura, R ^a   Baumjohann, W ^a   Asano, Y ^a,b   Runov, A ^a   Balogh, A ^c   Owen, C J ^d   Fazakerley, A N ^d   Fujimoto, M ^b,e   Klecker, B ^f   Reme H ^g  

^a Space Research Institute Austrian Academy of Sciences ^*  (Austria)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^f MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^g CNRS   (France)

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EID: 33947517127     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011706     Document Type: Article

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