Substorm detonation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 104, Issue A5, 1999, Pages 10221-10231

  Hurricane, O A ^a   Fong, B H ^b   Cowley, S C ^c   Coroniti, F V ^c   Kennel, C F ^d   Pellat, R ^e  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e DIF   (France)

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EID: 0005454093     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900012     Document Type: Article

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