Three-dimensional velocity structure of the polar wind

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A9, 2002, Pages

  Demars, H G ^a   Schunk, R W ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ionosphere; Modeling; Polar wind; Simulation; Velocity

Indexed keywords

EID: 13444301550     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JA000252     Document Type: Article

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