Shell-like configuration in O+ ion velocity distribution at high altitudes in the dayside magnetosphere observed by Cluster/CIS

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 2473-2483

  Joko, S ^a   Nilsson, H ^a   Lundin, R ^a   Popielawska, B ^b   Reme H ^c   Bavassano Cattaneo, M B ^d   Paschmann, G ^e   Korth, A ^f   Kistler, L M ^g   Parks, G K ^h  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^b Borowiec Astrogeodynamic Observatory   (Poland)

^c IRAP   (France)

^d INAF   (Italy)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^f MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (magnetopause, cusp, and boundary layers; magnetospheric configuration and dynamics; general or miscellaneous)

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 4344684793     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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