Energetic proton and electron dispersion signatures in the nightside magnetosheath supporting their leakage out of the magnetopause

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A7, 2000, Pages 15729-15739

  Sarafopoulos, D V ^a   Athanasiu, M A ^a   Sibeck, D G ^b   McEntire, R W ^b   Sarris, E T ^a   Kokubun, S ^c  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 39449122176     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja900041     Document Type: Article

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