Statistical analysis of plasmaspheric plumes with Cluster/WHISPER observations

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2403-2417

  Darrouzet, F ^a   De Keyser, J ^a   Dacrau, P M E ^b   El Lemdani Mazouz, F ^b   Vallires, X ^b  

^a BELGIAN INSTITUTE FOR SPACE AERONOMY   (Belgium)

^b LPCE CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; PLASMA; PLUME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 49249104193     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-26-2403-2008     Document Type: Article

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