First results of electric field and density observations by Cluster EFW based on initial months of operation

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 19, Issue 12 PART I, 2001, Pages 1219-1240

  Gustafsson, G ^a   Andre M ^a   Carozzi, T ^a   Eriksson, A I ^a   Falthammar C G ^d   Grard, R ^e   Holmgren, G ^h   Holtet, J A ^c   Ivchenko, N ^d   Karlsson, T ^d   Khotyaintsev, Y ^a   Klimov, S ^f   Laakso, H ^e   Lindqvist, P A ^d   Lybekk, B ^c   Marklund, G ^d   Mozer, F ^b   Mursula, K ^g   Pedersen, A ^c   Popielawska, B ⁱ   Savin, S ^f   Stasiewicz, K ^a   Tanskanen, P ^g   Vaivads, A ^a   Wahlund, J E ^a   more..

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d Alfven Laboratory   (Sweden)

^e EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^f Space Research Institute ^*  (Russian Federation)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^h UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

ⁱ Polish Academy of Sciences   (Poland)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (electric fields); Space plasma physics (electrostatic structures; turbulence)

Indexed keywords

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EID: 6444244734     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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