A statistical investigation of dayside magnetosphere erosion showing saturation of response

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A11, 2005, Pages

  Mühlbachler, Stefan ^a   Farrugia, Charles J ^b,d   Raeder, Joachim ^b,d   Biernat, Helfried K ^c   Torbert, Roy B ^b,d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c Austrian Academy of Sciences   (Austria)

^d University of New Hampshire   (United States)

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EID: 33845725155     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011177     Document Type: Article

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