Dynamics and waves near multiple magnetic null points in reconnection diffusion region

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Deng, X H ^a,b   Zhou, M ^a   Li, S Y ^a   Baumjohann, W ^c   Andre, M ^d   Cornilleau, N ^e   Santolik O ^f   Pontin, D I ^g   Reme, H ^h   Lucek, E ⁱ   Fazakerley, A N ^j   Decreau, P ^h   Daly, P ^k   Nakamura, R ^c   Tang, R X ^a   Hu, Y H ^a   Pang, Y ^a   Buchner J ^k,o   Zhao, H ^l   Vaivads, A ^d   Pickett, J S ^m   Ng, C S ⁿ   Lin, X ^a   Fu, S ^a   Yuan, Z G ^a   Su, Z W ^a   Wang, J F ^a   more..

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Austrian Academy of Sciences   (Austria)

^d SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^e SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^f CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^g UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^h CNRS   (France)

ⁱ IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^k MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^l CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^m UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^o MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

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EID: 72649097422     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013197     Document Type: Article

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