High-latitude earth's magnetopause outside the cusp: Cluster observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Panov, E V ^a,b   Buchner J ^a   Franz M ^a   Korth, A ^a   Savin, S P ^b   Reme H ^c   Fornacon K H ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b Russian Academy of Sciences   (Russian Federation)

^c IRAP   (France)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

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EID: 40949084789     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA012123     Document Type: Article

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