Field-aligned currents during northward interplanetary magnetic field: Morphology and causes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A6, 2005, Pages

  Vennerstrom, S ^a   Moretto, T ^b   Rastatter L ^b   Raeder, J ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

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EID: 33646783015     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010802     Document Type: Article

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