Nonlinear kinetic modeling of early stage plasmaspheric refilling

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 104, Issue A5, 1999, Pages 10295-10306

  Liemohn, M W ^a   Khazanov, G V ^b   Craven, P D ^c   Kozyra, J U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0006141948     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900104     Document Type: Article

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