Formation of the LLBL in the context of a unifying magnetopause reconnection mechanism

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 133, Issue , 2002, Pages 131-138

  Boudouridis, Athanasios ^a   Spence, Harlan E ^b   Onsager, T G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 33747202543     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/133GM13     Document Type: Chapter

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