Dynamics of the substorm expansive phase

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A7, 2001, Pages 13145-13163

  Friedrich, E ^a   Samson, J C ^a   Voronkov, I ^a   Rostoker, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 33749345724     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja000292     Document Type: Article

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