Cluster observations of quasi-periodic impulsive signatures in the dayside northern lobe: High-latitude flux transfer events?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A2, 2004, Pages

  Thompson, S M ^a   Kivelson, M G ^a,b   Khurana, K K ^a,b   Balogh, A ^c   Reme H ^d   Fazakerley, A N ^e   Kistler, L M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d IRAP   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster; Flux transfer event; Magnetopause; Reconnection

Indexed keywords

EID: 6344292918     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010138     Document Type: Article

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