Cluster observations of near-Earth magnetospheric lobe plasma densities ĝ€" a statistical study

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2845-2852

  Svenes, K R ^a   Lybekk, B ^b   Pedersen, A ^b   Haaland, S ^c,d  

^a NORWEGIAN DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT FFI   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COUPLING; EARTH; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMA; SOLAR WIND; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 52949151875     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-26-2845-2008     Document Type: Article

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