Structure of the distant magnetotail and its dependence on the IMF B y component: Geotail observations

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4-5, 1997, Pages 949-959

  Maezawa, K ^a   Hori, T ^a   Mukai, T ^b   Saito, Y ^b   Yamamoto, T ^b   Kokubun, S ^a   Nishida, A ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

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EID: 0008098497     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(97)00503-6     Document Type: Article

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