Analysis and simulation of BGK electron holes

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 211-219

  Muschietti, L ^a   Roth, I ^a   Ergun, R E ^a   Carlson, C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 0033500082     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-6-211-1999     Document Type: Article

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