Sub-keV ring current ions as the tracer of substorm injection

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 355-366

  Yamauchi, M ^a   Lundin, R ^a  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD; MAGNETOSPHERE; STORM;

EID: 33751095103     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-24-355-2006     Document Type: Article

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