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Hapgood & Lockwood 1995
Hapgood, M. and Lockwood, M. (1995). Rapid changes in LLBL thickness. Geophysical Research Letters 22: doi: 10.1029/94GL02835. issn: 0094-8276.

We employ data from two spacecraft, at the dawn flank of the magnetopause, to investigate fluctuations in the thickness of the low-latitude boundary layer (LLBL). We show the LLBL is considerably thinner shortly after the detection of a flux transfer event than it was during the event. These data are shown to be consistent with the theory of transient increases in the open LLBL thickness caused by a pulse of enhanced reconnection at the magnetopause. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1995

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Magnetospheric Physics, Magnetopause, cusp, and boundary layers, Magnetospheric Physics, Solar wind/magnetosphere interactions
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Geophysical Research Letters
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