Characteristics of ion velocity structure at high latitudes during steady southward interplanetary magnetic field conditions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A12, 2005, Pages

  Johnson, E S ^a   Heelis, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

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EID: 33845753795     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011130     Document Type: Article

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