Mass release at Jupiter: Substorm-like processes in the Jovian magnetotail

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A3, 2005, Pages

  Kronberg, E A ^a   Woch, J ^a   Krupp, N ^a   Lagg, A ^a   Khurana, K K ^b   Glassmeier, K H ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

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EID: 33746368755     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010777     Document Type: Article

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