Observations of an active thin current sheet

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Runov, A ^a,b   Baumjohann, W ^a   Nakamura, R ^a   Sergeev, V A ^c   Amm, O ^d   Frey, H ^e   Alexeev, I ^f   Fazakerley, A N ^f   Owen, C J ^f   Lucek, E ^g   Andre M ^h   Vaivads, A ^h   Dandouras, I ⁱ   Klecker, B ^j  

^a Austrian Academy of Sciences   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^d FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^h SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

ⁱ IRAP   (France)

^j MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

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EID: 57049152282     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012685     Document Type: Article

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