Two sources of magnetosheath ions observed by Cluster in the mid-altitude polar cusp

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1528-1536

  Escoubet, C P ^a   Berchem, J ^b   Bosqued, J M ^c   Trattner, K J ^d   Taylor, M G G T ^a   Pitout, F ^e   Vallat, C ^a   Laakso, H ^a   Masson, A ^a   Dunlop, M ^f   Reme, H ^c   Dandouras, I ^c   Fazakerley, A ^g  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c IRAP   (France)

^d LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^f RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cusp and boundary layers; Magnetic reconnection; Magnetopause; Magnetospheric physics

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; ION BEAMS; MAGNETOSPHERE; ORBITS; SPACECRAFT OBSERVATORIES;

CUSP AND BOUNDARY LAYERS; MAGNETIC RECONNECTION; MAGNETOPAUSE; MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS;

PLASMA SHEATHS;

EID: 41949135320     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.04.031     Document Type: Article

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