Breakdown of the frozen-in condition in the Earth's magnetotail

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Lui, A T Y ^a,f   Zheng, Y ^a,f   Reme H ^b   Dunlop, M W ^c   Gustafsson, G ^d   Owen, C J ^e  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IRAP   (France)

^c RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f JHU/APL   (United States)

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EID: 34250202810     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA012000     Document Type: Article

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