Observations of low-frequency magnetic oscillations in the Martian magnetosheath, magnetic pileup region, and tail

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A7, 2004, Pages

  Espley, J R ^a   Cloutier, P A ^a   Brain, D A ^b   Crider, D H ^c   Acuna M H ^d  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Low frequency; Magnetic oscillations; Magnetosheath; Mars; Solar interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549147193     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010193     Document Type: Article

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