Dipolarization fronts as a signature of transient reconnection in the magnetotail

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Sitnov, M I ^a   Swisdak, M ^b   Divin, A V ^c,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Maryland   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d CENTRE FOR PLASMA ASTROPHYSICS   (Belgium)

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EID: 67650149009     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA03980     Document Type: Article

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