Cluster PEACE observations of electrons during magnetospheric flux transfer events

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 19, Issue 12 PART II, 2001, Pages 1509-1522

  Owen, C J ^a   Fazakerley, A N ^a   Carter, P J ^a   Coates, A J ^a   Krauklis, I C ^a   Szita, S ^a   Taylor, M G G T ^a   Travnicek, P ^a,b   Watson, G ^a   Wilson, R J ^a   Balogh, A ^c   Dunlop, M W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (magnetopause, cusp and boundary layers; solar wind magnetosphere interactions)

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 6444244441     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-19-1509-2001     Document Type: Article

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