Cluster observations of hot flow anomalies

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A6, 2004, Pages

  Lucek, E A ^a   Horbury, T S ^a   Balogh, A ^a   Dandouras, I ^b   Reme H ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IRAP   (France)

Author keywords

2154 Interplanetary physics: Planetary bow shocks; 2784 Magnetospheric physics: Solar wind magnetosphere interactions; 7811 Space plasma physics: Discontinuities; 7839 Space plasma physics: Nonlinear phenomena

Indexed keywords

EID: 41849106877     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010016     Document Type: Article

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