Distribution of density along magnetospheric field lines

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Denton, R E ^a   Takahashi, K ^b,f   Galkin, I A ^c   Nsumei, P A ^c   Huang, X ^c   Reinisch, B W ^c   Anderson, R R ^d   Sleeper, M K ^a   Hughes, W J ^e  

^a Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^e USA   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 33644611042     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011414     Document Type: Article

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