Walén and variance analyses of high-speed flows observed by Wind in the midtail plasma sheet: Evidence for reconnection

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A11, 2000, Pages 25247-25263

  Øieroset, Marit ^a   Phan, Tai D ^a   Lin, Robert P ^a   Sonnerup, Bengt U Ö ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 39449113577     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja900075     Document Type: Article

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