Kelvin-Helmholtz waves at the Earth's magnetopause: Multiscale development and associated reconnection

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Hasegawa, H ^a   Retino A ^b   Vaivads, A ^c   Khotyaintsev, Y ^c   Andre M ^c   Nakamura, T K M ^a   Teh, W L ^d,e   Sonnerup, B U O ^d   Schwartz, S J ^f   Seki, Y ^a   Fujimoto, M ^a   Saito, Y ^a   Reme H ^g   Canu, P ^h  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b Austrian Academy of Sciences   (Austria)

^c SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^d DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f Blackett Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^g IRAP   (France)

^h CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

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EID: 72049126991     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014042     Document Type: Article

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