Magnetospheric geomagnetic coordinates for space physics data presentation and visualization

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4-5, 1997, Pages 1097-1100

  Papitashvili, V O ^a   Papitashvili, N E ^b   King, J H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0008477710     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(97)00565-6     Document Type: Article

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