Stagnant exterior cusp region as viewed by energetic electrons and ions: A statistical study using cluster Research with Adaptive Particle Imaging Detectors (RAPID) data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A5, 2005, Pages

  Zhang, H ^a   Fritz, T A ^a   Zong, Q G ^a   Daly, P W ^b  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

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EID: 33747089860     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010562     Document Type: Article

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