Magnetic bubbles and kinetic Alfvén waves in the high-latitude magnetopause boundary

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A12, 2001, Pages 29503-29514

  Stasiewicz, K ^a,b   Seyler, C E ^c   Mozer, F S ^d   Gustafsson, G ^a   Pickett, J ^e   Popielawska, B ^b  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^b Polish Academy of Sciences   (Poland)

^c Cornell University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 39449107961     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001ja900055     Document Type: Article

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