Outstanding issues in understanding the dynamics of the inner plasma sheet and ring current during storms and substorms

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2379-2388

  Haerendel, G ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

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EID: 0001239409     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)00527-X     Document Type: Article

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