Cluster observations of the midaltitude cusp under strong northward interplanetary magnetic field

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Hu, R ^a,b,c   Bogdanova, Y V ^a,d   Owen, C J ^a   Foullon, C ^a   Fazakerley, A N ^a   Reme H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ECOLE CENTRALE PARIS   (France)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e CNRS   (France)

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EID: 68949149923     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012726     Document Type: Article

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