Cluster survey of the mid-altitude cusp-Part 2: Large-scale morphology

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1875-1886

  Pitout, F ^a   Escoubet, C P ^b   Klecker, B ^c   Dandouras, I ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric configuration and dynamics; Magnetospheric physics (Magnetopause, cusp, and boundary layers; Solar wind magnetosphere interactions)

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOPAUSE; MAGNETOSPHERE; MORPHOLOGY; SOLAR WIND;

EID: 77950617573     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-27-1875-2009     Document Type: Article

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