Plasmasphere electron temperature - Observations and theory

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 401-405

  Abe, T ^a   Balan, N ^b   Oyama, K I ^b   Bailey, G J ^c  

^a AOYAMA GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0006142830     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(97)00700-X     Document Type: Article

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