Analyses on the geometrical structure of magnetic field in the current sheet based on cluster measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A5, 2003, Pages

  Shen, C ^a   Li, X ^b,e   Dunlop, M ^c,d   Liu, Z X ^a   Balogh, A ^c   Baker, D N ^b,e   Hapgood, M ^d   Wang, X ^a  

^a CENTER FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLIED RESEARCH   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^e UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Current sheet; Curvature of magnetic field lines; Flapping of neutral sheet; Geometrical structure of magnetosphere; Neutral sheet; Substorm

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053357674     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009612     Document Type: Article

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