Reconnection at the dayside magnetopause: Comparisons of global MHD simulation results with Cluster and Double Star observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Berchem, J ^a   Marchaudon, A ^b   Dunlop, M ^c   Escoubet, C P ^d   Bosqued, J M ^b   Reme, H ^b   Dandouras, I ^b   Balogh, A ^e   Lucek, E ^e   Carr, C ^e   Pu, Z ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 68949131705     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012743     Document Type: Article

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