Electron structure of the magnetopause boundary layer: Cluster/Double star observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Dunlop, M W ^a,b   Taylor, M G G T ^c   Bogdanova, Y V ^d   Shen, C ^e   Pitout, F ^f   Pu, Z ^g   Davies, J A ^a   Zhang, Q H ^h   Wang, J ^g   Lavraud, B ⁱ   Fazakerley, A N ^d   Walsh, A ^d   Owen, C J ^d   Laakso, H ^c   Zong, Q G ^g   Liu, Z X ^e   Escoubet, C P ^c   Carr, C M ^b   Reme H ⁱ  

^a RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^f MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^g PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^h POLAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHINA   (China)

ⁱ IRAP   (France)

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EID: 68949154625     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012788     Document Type: Article

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