Outflow of energetic ions from the magnetosphere and its contribution to the decay of the storm time ring current

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A9, 2005, Pages

  Keika, K ^a   Nose M ^a   Ohtani, S ^b   Takahashi, K ^b   Christon, S P ^c   McEntire, R W ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Focused Analysis and Research   (United States)

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EID: 33747158192     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010970     Document Type: Article

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