Magnetic signatures of the distant polar cusps: Observations by Polar and quantitative modeling

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 104, Issue A11, 1999, Pages 24939-24955

  Tsyganenko, N A ^a,c   Russell, C T ^b,d  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0000904995     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900279     Document Type: Article

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