The role of the cusp as a source for magnetospheric particles: A new paradigm?

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 25, Issue 7-8, 2000, Pages 1445-1457

  Fritz, Theodore A ^a   Chen, Jiasheng ^a   Sheldon, Robert B ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000566755     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)00656-0     Document Type: Article

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