Geotail Observations of an Unusual Magnetotail under Very Northward IMF Conditions

Journal of Geomagnetism and Geoelectricity

Volumn 48, Issue 42496, 1996, Pages 473-487

  Fairfield, D H ^a   Lepping, R P ^a   Frank, L A ^b   Ackerson, K L ^b   Paterson, W R ^b   Kokubun, S ^c   Yamamoto, T ^d   Tsuruda, K ^d   Nakamura, M ^e  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d ISA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

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EID: 33747912865     PISSN: 00221392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5636/jgg.48.473     Document Type: Article

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