Bursty bulk flows without a near‐earth neutral line: Generation of fast intermittent flow in a highly curved magnetic field

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A1, 2001, Pages 289-300

  Liu, W William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 0013289697     PISSN: 21699380     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JA000023     Document Type: Article

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