Cusp ion injection and number density modeling in realistic electric and magnetic fields

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 22, Issue 7-8, 1997, Pages 735-740

  Xue, S ^c   Reiff, P H ^a   Onsager, T G ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0001161256     PISSN: 00791946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-1946(97)00204-8     Document Type: Article

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