Plasma sheet and (nonstorm) ring current formation from solar and polar wind sources

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A2, 2005, Pages

  Moore, T E ^a   Fok, M C ^a   Chandler, M O ^b   Chappell, C R ^c   Christon, S P ^a   Delcourt, D C ^d   Fedder, J ^e   Huddleston, M ^c   Liemohn, M ^f   Peterson, W K ^g   Slinker, S ^h  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^e GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^h NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 33746381725     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010563     Document Type: Article

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