Polar study of ionosoheric ion outflow versus energy input

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A7, 2005, Pages

  Zheng, Yihua ^a   Moore, Thomas E ^b   Mozer, Forrest S ^c   Russell, Christopher T ^d   Strangeway, Robert J ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33746364146     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010995     Document Type: Article

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