Solar wind influence on the oxygen content of ion outflow in the high-altitude polar cap during solar minimum conditions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 6067-6084

  Elliott, H A ^a   Comfort, R H ^a   Craven, P D ^b   Chandler, M O ^b   Moore, T E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0009271135     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja003022     Document Type: Article

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