Cluster observations of collisionless Hall reconnection at high-latitude magnetopause

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Zhang, H ^a   Zong, Q G ^b,c   Fritz, T A ^a   Fu, S Y ^c   Schaefer, S ^d,h   Glassmeier, K H ^d,h   Daly, P W ^e   Reme H ^f   Balogh, A ^g  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Institute for Geophysics and Extraterrestrial Physics   (Germany)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^f IRAP   (France)

^g IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^h TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

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EID: 44349181961     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012769     Document Type: Article

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