Cold dense plasma in the outer magnetosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 104, Issue A11, 1999, Pages 25077-25095

  Matsui, H ^a,b,c   Mukai, T ^d   Ohtani, S ^e   Hayashi, K ^f   Elphic, R C ^g   Thomsen, M F ^g   Matsumoto, H ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^g LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0042227984     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900046     Document Type: Article

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