A simple model of the flux content of the distant magnetotail

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A7, 2004, Pages

  Milan, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magnetic reconnection; Magnetotail; Solar wind magnetosphere coupling

Indexed keywords

EID: 10844258307     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010397     Document Type: Article

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