Ion dynamics and resultant velocity space distributions in the course of magnetotail reconnection

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 103, Issue A3, 1998, Pages 4531-4546

  Nakamura, M S ^a   Fujimoto, M ^b   Maezawa, K ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tokyo Institute of Technology ^*  (Japan)

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EID: 0000883525     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97ja01843     Document Type: Article

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