Modulation of dayside reconnection during northward interplanetary magnetic field

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A10, 2005, Pages

  Provan, G ^a   Lester, M ^a   Cowley, S W H ^a   Grocott, A ^a   Milan, S E ^a   Hubert, B ^b   Khan, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33845730263     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010980     Document Type: Article

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