Kinetic structure and wave properties associated with sharp dipolarization front observed by Cluster

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 97-107

  Huang, S Y ^a,b   Zhou, M ^b,c   Deng, X H ^a,c   Yuan, Z G ^a   Pang, Y ^c   Wei, Q ^a   Su, W ^a   Li, H M ^a   Wang, Q Q ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (Energetic particles, precipitating; Magnetotail; Plasma waves and instabilities)

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENERGY DISSIPATION; INSTABILITY; KINETIC ENERGY; MAGNETOSPHERE; MAGNETOTAIL; PLASMA; POLARIZATION; SPACECRAFT; WAVE PROPERTY; WAVELET;

EID: 84862908314     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-30-97-2012     Document Type: Article

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