The Cluster Magnetic Field Investigation: Overview of in-flight performance and initial results

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 19, Issue 12 PART I, 2001, Pages 1207-1217

  Balogh, A ^a   Carr, C M ^a   Acuna M H ^b   Dunlop, M W ^a   Beek, T J ^a   Brown, P ^a   Fornacon, K H ^c   Georgescu, E ^d   Glassmeier, K H ^c   Harris, J ^a   Musmann, G ^c   Oddy, T ^a   Schwingenschuh, K ^e  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^e IfW   (Austria)

Author keywords

Interplanetary physics (instruments and techniques); Magnetospheric physics (magnetospheric configuration and dynamics); Space plasma physics (shock waves)

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD; SATELLITE MISSION;

EID: 6444245432     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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