Structure of the outer cusp and sources of the cusp precipitation during intervals of a horizontal IMF

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A12, 2003, Pages

  Nemecek Z ^a   Safrankova J ^a   Prech L ^a   Simunek J ^a   Sauvaud, J A ^b,g   Fedorov, A ^b,g   Stenuit, H ^b,g   Fuselier, S A ^c   Savin, S ^d   Zelenyi, L ^d   Berchem, J ^e,f  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^d Russian Academy of Sciences   (Russian Federation)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g IRAP   (France)

Author keywords

Boundary layers; Cusp; Magnetopause; Magnetosheath; Reconnection

Indexed keywords

EID: 41649103091     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA009916     Document Type: Article

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