Cusp latitude and the optimal solar wind coupling function

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Newell, P T ^a   Sotirelis, T ^a   Liou, K ^a   Meng, C I ^a   Rich, F J ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 33947494882     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011731     Document Type: Article

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