Structure of plasmaspheric plumes and their participation in magnetopause reconnection: First results from THEMIS

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 17, 2008, Pages

  McFadden, J P ^a   Carlson, C W ^a   Larson, D ^a   Bonnell, J ^a   Mozer, F S ^a   Angelopoulos, V ^a,b   Glassmeier, K H ^c   Auster, U ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOT ELECTRONS; MAGNETOSPHERE; SPACECRAFT; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

AZIMUTHAL FLOWS; COLD IONS; DENSITY GRADIENTS; FLUX TUBES; MAGNETOSPHERIC ELECTRONS; PLUME STRUCTURES; RADIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; RADIAL STRUCTURES; SIMULTANEOUS OBSERVATIONS; TEMPORAL VARIATIONS;

PLASMAS;

AZIMUTH; MAGNETOPAUSE; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMA; PLUME; SATELLITE MISSION; SPACECRAFT;

EID: 57049135202     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL033677     Document Type: Article

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