Magnetotail dipolarization and associated current systems observed by Cluster and Double Star

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Volwerk, M ^a,b   Lui, A T Y ^c,p   Lester, M ^d   Walsh, A P ^e   Alexeev, I ^e   Cao, X ^f   Dunlop, M W ^g   Fazakerley, A N ^e   Grocott, A ^d   Kistler, L ^h   Lun, X ^f   Mouikis, C ^h   Pu, Z ^f   Shen, C ⁱ   Shi, J K ⁱ   Taylor, M G G T ^j   Baumjohann, W ^a   Nakamura, R ^a   Runov, A ^k   Voros Z ^a,l   Zhang, T L ^a   Takada, T ^m   Reme H ⁿ   Klecker, B ^b   Carr, C M ^o   more..

^a Austrian Academy of Sciences   (Austria)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^g RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

ⁱ CENTER FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLIED RESEARCH   (China)

^j EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^m JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

ⁿ IRAP   (France)

^o IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^p JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

more..

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EID: 55849133072     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012729     Document Type: Article

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