Dynamics and local boundary properties of the dawn-side magnetopause under conditions observed by Equator-S

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1535-1559

  Dunlop, M W ^a   Balogh, A ^a   Baumjohann, W ^b   Haerendel, G ^b   Fornacon, K H ^c   Georgescu, E ^b,d   Nakamura, R ^b   Kokubin, S ^e  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^d INSTITUTE OF SPACE SCIENCES   (Romania)

^e NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (magnetopause, cusp, and boundary layers; magnetosheath; magnetospheric configuration and dynamics)

Indexed keywords

EID: 5844294787     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-999-1535-x     Document Type: Article

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