Comment on "Location of the reconnection line for northward interplanetary magnetic field" by K. J. Trattner, S. A. Fuselier, and S. M. Petrinec

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A10, 2005, Pages

  Abel, G A ^a   Freeman, M P ^a   Chisham, G ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33845736370     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010973     Document Type: Review

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