Convective response to a transient increase in dayside reconnection

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 104, Issue A5, 1999, Pages 10007-10015

  Greenwald, Raymond A ^a   Ruohoniemi, J Michael ^a   Baker, Kile B ^a   Bristow, William A ^a,b   Sofko, George J ^c   Villain, Jean Paul ^d   Lester, Mark ^e   Slavin, Jim ^f  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^f NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0008530478     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98ja02723     Document Type: Article

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