Further development in theory/data closure of the photoelectron-driven polar wind and day-night transition of the outflow

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 948-968

  Tam, S W Y ^a   Yasseen, F ^a   Chang, T ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0002967364     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-998-0948-2     Document Type: Article

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