Preliminary two-point observations of the mid-altitude cusp by Cluster PEACE and FGM

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 19, Issue 12 PART II, 2001, Pages 1579-1587

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

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (current systems; energetic particles, precipitating; magnetopause, cusp and boundary layers)

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 6444245857     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-19-1579-2001     Document Type: Article

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