Coordinated ground-based, low altitude satellite and Cluster observations on global and local scales during a transient post-noon sector excursion of the magnetospheric cusp

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 19, Issue 12 PART I, 2001, Pages 1367-1398

  Opgenoorth, H J ^a,g   Lockwood, M ^b   Alcayde D ^c   Donovan, E ^d   Engebretson, M J ^e   Van Eyken, A P ^f   Kauristie, K ^g   Lester, M ^h   Moen, J ⁱ   Waterman, J ^j   Alleyne, H ^k   Andre M ^a   Dunlop, M W ^l   Cornilleau Wehrlin, N ^m   Masson, A ⁿ   Fazerkerley, A ^o   Reme H ^c   Andre R ⁿ   Amm, O ^g   Balogh, A ^l   Behlke, R ^a   Blelly, P L ^c   Boholm, H ^f   Boralv E ^a   Bosqued, J M ^c   Buchert, S ^a   Candidi, M ^t   Cerisier, J C ^m   Cully, C ^a,d   Denig, W F ^y   Eglitis, P ^a   Greenwald, R A ^p   Jackal, B ^d   Kelly, J D ^q   Krauklis, I ^o   Lu, G ^r   Mann, I R ^s   Marcucci, M F ^t   McCrea, I W ^b   Maksimovic, M ^m   Massetti, S ^t   Decreau P M E ^c   Milling, D K ^s   Orsini, S ^t   Pitout, F ^a,c   Provan, G ^h   Ruohoniemi, J M ^p   Samson, J C ^u   Schott, J J ^v   Sedgemore Schulthess, F ^w   Stamper, R ^b   Stauning, P ^j   Stromme A ^x   Taylor, M ^o   Vaivads, A ^a   Villain, J P ⁿ   Voronkov, I ^u   Wild, J A ^h   Wild, M ^b   more..

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e AUGSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^f EISCAT SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION   (Sweden)

^g FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^j DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^k UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^l IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^m SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

ⁿ EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^o UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^p JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^q SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^r NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^s UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^t CNR   (Italy)

^u UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^v UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG EOST   (France)

^w TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^x UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^y AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

Cluster; Convection flow channel; Ground based observations; Ionosphere; Magnetospheric cusp; Reconnection

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 6444245906     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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