Shape, size, velocity and field-aligned currents of dayside plasma injections: A multi-altitude study

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1251-1266

  Marchaudon, A ^a   Cerisier, J C ^b   Dunlop, M W ^c   Pitout, F ^d   Bosqued, J M ^e   Fazakerley, A N ^f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^c RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d LABORATOIRE D ASTROPHYSIQUE   (France)

^e IRAP   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Current systems; Cusp and boundary layers; Magnetopause; Magnetospheric physics; Plasma convection

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; ELECTRON; FIELD OF VIEW; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOPAUSE; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMA; SHAPE ANALYSIS;

EID: 77950429897     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-27-1251-2009     Document Type: Article

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