Cluster survey of the high-altitude cusp properties: A three-year statistical study

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 3009-3019

  Lavraud, B ^a   Fedorov, A ^a   Budnik, E ^a   Grigoriev, A ^b   Cargill, P J ^c   Dunlop, M W ^d   Reme H ^a   Dandouras, I ^a   Balogh, A ^c  

^a IRAP   (France)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magnetosphere physics (Magnetopause, cusp, and boundary layers; Solar wind magnetosphere interactions; Magnetospheric configuration and dynamics)

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOSPHERE; SOLAR WIND;

EID: 6044233209     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-22-3009-2004     Document Type: Article

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